Manchester United’s Champions League hopes hit by last-gasp Saints leveller

Manchester United are in danger of missing out on next season's Champions League after two hits yesterday - the lifting of Manchester City’s two-season European ban and Michael Obafemi's stoppage time equaliser for Southampton.

Manchester United’s Champions League chase stalled as substitute Michael Obafemi struck in stoppage time to earn dogged Southampton a deserved draw at an empty Old Trafford.

The Court of Arbitration for Sport’s decision to lift Manchester City’s two-season European ban meant a fifth-placed Premier League finish would not be enough to seal a return to the continent’s top table.