Man Utd 2 PAOK 0 LIVE RESULT: Amad brace gives Red Devils first Europa League win of the season – latest updates
MANCHESTER UNITED picked up their first Europa League win of the season with a 2-0 victory over Greek side PAOK.
Two second half goals from Amad Diallo won the game for interim boss Ruud van Nistelrooy's side at Old Trafford.
- Kick off time: 8pm GMT
- TV channel: TNT Sports 2
- Live stream: discovery+
- Man Utd team: Onana, Dalot, Evans, Lindelof, Mazraoui, Ugarte, Casemiro, Fernandes, Amad, Hojlund, Garnacho
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Man Utd 1-0 PAOK
62. A second goal is crucial for Man Utd now.
They do not want a repeat of the FC Twente game.
With plenty of time left in the game, one-nil is a fragile scoreline.
Man Utd 1-0 PAOK
60. Garnacho makes a run into the box with three defenders around him.
The Argentine ends up in heap on the floor, looking for a penalty.
A corner is given and the replay shows that the Man Utd winger actually kicked the PAOK defender then threw himself up in the air.
The referee gives him an overall 8.1 for the dive however.
Good scores.
Man Utd 1-0 PAOK
58. PAOK continue to play it out from goal kicks.
Fortunately none of them have gone 'full Tyrone Mings' and picked it up in the box.
A great through ball sets Amad away but his shot is well blocked by Kotarski in the visitors' goal.
Man Utd 1-0 PAOK
56. The free-kick takes a slight deflection off the wall which makes for an easy save for Onana.
It would have taken some strike to score from there.
From a neutral's perspective, that goal should open this game up more now.
Credit: Getty Man Utd 1-0 PAOK
54. The hosts need to capitalise on this start now.
Continue to press and put PAOK under some real pressure.
All too often this season they have taken their foot off the gas after scoring and concede.
Ugarte is shown a yellow card for a foul just outside the Man Utd penalty area.
Man Utd 1-0 PAOK
52. PAOK almost get an instant reply.
The ball is threaded in behind the defence and Zivkovic has a good sight of goal.
Fortunately for the hosts, he is so left-footed he drags it wide of the goal when he should have been taking it on with his right.
Man Utd 1-0 PAOK
50. Finally the fans have something to get out of their seats for.
A deep cross into the back post and Amad heads it back across goal into the far corner.
Just the start Man Utd needed to this second-half.
Goal - Amad Diallo (Man Utd)
Man Utd 0-0 PAOK
48. United are trying to put the visitors under pressure from the off.
Credit where it is due, PAOK are closing down the Red Devils quickly to block crosses and shots.
There is plenty of space to utilise on this pitch, the hosts need to work the channels more.
Man Utd 0-0 PAOK
46. Onana has gone back into his centre-back approach in the opening stages of this half.
That may end up in tears if one pass is misplaced.
Man Utd need to get the fans going here, it has become a bit of a library again.
Kick-off: Man Utd 0-0 PAOK
We are back underway at Old Trafford.
Hopefully van Nistelrooy is picking up pieces of hairdryer in the dressing room as we speak.
PAOK get the second-half started.
HT: Man Utd 0-0 PAOK
All the talk at the interval is whether Man Utd should have had a penalty for a challenge on Amad which sent him crashing to the floor.
If we start awarding fouls for challenges like that we would be seeing four or five penalties every game.
The player needs to be stronger in that situation and not looking for an excuse to go to ground.
Such is the modern game, a player feels any contact and are eating grass in an instant.
Man up.
View from SunSport's Phil Thomas at Old Trafford
A DEFINITE winter chill in the Manchester air tonight…but not enough to stop a fair few PAOK from watching it bare-chested.
Or is Thessaloniki twinned with Newcastle?
One Mady Camara rocket aside, there's precious little on the pitch to warm them up, either.
HT: Man Utd 0-0 PAOK
The half-time whistle was met with groans, boos and jeers at Old Trafford.
Man Utd have given them little to get excited about so far.
If Sir Jim Ratcliffe could work out a way to power the floodlights utilising all this negativity they could be the Premier League's first carbon neutral club.
HT: Man Utd 0-0 PAOK
The referee brings the first-half to a close.
Nothing to separate these two teams.
PAOK have probably looked the more dangerous going forward.
Man Utd 0-0 PAOK
45. PAOK will be keen to go into the break goalless now.
They have worked well to keep their clean sheet intact tonight.
We are going to have one added minute.
Man Utd 0-0 PAOK
43. If Man Utd fail to get the three points this evening, it will be a new club record for the longest winless run in Europe.
They seem to breaking all the wrong records post Fergie era.
Baba bundles his way through the hosts' defence but his cross cannot find a PAOK player and Garnacho hacks it clear.
Man Utd 0-0 PAOK
41. Man Utd are just lacking quality in that final pass.
They are doing well enough in their build-up play but then the move just breaks down and the ball is cleared.
This is not something that can be corrected in the interval, they should be working on this in training all week.
Credit: PA Man Utd 0-0 PAOK
39. That is the closest we have come to a goal this evening.
PAOK come forward and the ball is played to Camara outside the box.
He takes one touch on his thigh to control it and hits his shot on the half-volley.
Onana makes a fingertip save to turn it over the crossbar.
Man Utd 0-0 PAOK
37. Amad makes a great run towards the box.
The PAOK players are wary of putting a challenge in once he gets close to the penalty area.
He tries to lay it off to the overlapping Dalot but gets it all wrong and the visitors bring it clear.
Man Utd 0-0 PAOK
35. It has all got a bit scrappy in the middle of the park.
Both sides are misplacing passes and gifting possession to their opponents.
You feel this game needs a goal to spice it up a little now.
Man Utd 0-0 PAOK
33. Man Utd need to be asking more questions of Kotarski in the PAOK goal.
He has yet to have a single save to make in this game.
As we edge towards the interval, the visitors will take this scoreline.
Man Utd 0-0 PAOK
31. Garnacho makes a run down the left and puts a teasing ball in across the six yard box.
Amad is lurking at the back post but Baba does well to put it behind for a corner.
As the resulting set piece comes in, Casemiro heads it harmlessly wide of the goal.
Credit: AFP Man Utd 0-0 PAOK
29. PAOK counter and Zivkovic cuts inside onto his left foot again.
This time he drills a shot towards goal but it is an easy save for Onana.
Promising signs from the visitors there though.
Man Utd 0-0 PAOK
27. Casemiro drives forward and plays it into Ugarte.
He returns the favour as the Brazilian makes a run into the box but goes to ground under the slightest of pressure.
You just don't get those decisions in the modern game, all too often these United players look like they are playing football on black ice in old trainers when they get into the penalty area.
