Goals from Ighalo, James, Mata, Greenwood and Andreas put United firmly in the driving seat of our Europa League last-16 tie.
Odion Ighalo has gone from strength to strength since his move to Manchester United was complicated by the coronavirus outbreak in January, so how appropriate that he was the man to light up this Europa League tie on a silent, soulless night in Linz.
In a match played behind closed doors in the battle to contain the global pandemic, Ighalo put United on course for a comprehensive win with the opening goal – and what a goal it was.
The Nigerian didn’t have many options when Bruno Fernandes burst forward in the 28th minute and flicked the ball to him on the edge of the box.
Ighalo juggled it with one, two and then three touches before meeting it on the half volley. The ball flew off his left foot and in off the underside of the bar with LASK goalkeeper Alexander Schlager rooted to the spot.
