Manchester United 2-3 Athletic Club: result and report
Europa League · Thursday 8 March 2012
Result
Manchester United 2-3 Athletic Club
Europa League · Thursday 8 March 2012, 20:05 UTC · half-time 1-1
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Manchester United 2-3 Athletic Club: match report
Manchester United lost to Athletic Club 2-3 in the Europa League on Thursday 8 March 2012. The half-time score was 1-1.
Wayne Rooney opened the scoring in the 22nd minute. Manchester United's goals came from Wayne Rooney (22') and Wayne Rooney (90+2', penalty). Athletic Club scored through Fernando Llorente (44'), Óscar de Marcos (72') and Iker Muniain (90').
Discipline: Manchester United received 1 yellow card; Athletic Club received 1 yellow card.
Going into the game Manchester United were 105th on 3 points from 2 and Athletic Club 21st on 17 points from 9. This fixture belongs to an earlier Europa League season and is kept for reference.
Manchester United lined up in a 4-4-2 and Athletic Club in a 4-3-3.
Key events
- 22'Goal · Wayne Rooney
- 44'Goal · Fernando Llorente
- 64'Yellow card · Mikel San José
- 72'Goal · Óscar de Marcos
- 90'Goal · Iker Muniain
- 90+1'Yellow card · Michael Carrick
- 90+2'Penalty goal · Wayne Rooney
Team news
Manchester United expected line-up (4-4-2)
David de Gea, Phil Jones, Antonio Valencia, Ashley Young, Park Ji-Sung, Nani, Dimitar Berbatov, Javier Hernández Balcázar
Athletic Club line-up (4-3-3)
Gorka Iraizoz Moreno, Jon Aurtenetxe, Óscar de Marcos, Iturraspe, Susaeta, Muniain, Ander Herrera, Javi Martínez, Mikel San José, Fernando Llorente, Andoni Iraola