A 1-1 draw in Russia a week ago had given United the slight advantage heading into Thursday night’s match
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During the final quarter of the match, chances were few and far between with neither side being able to put together a move capable of troubling either of the defences
The Manchester United striker will miss Monday’s FA Cup quarter-final at Chelsea and Premier League games against Middlesbrough and West Brom
The Hammers have gone through a roller-coaster ride this season
Jose Mourinho’s side progressed to the next round of the competition courtesy of a 4-0 aggregate win over Saint-Etitenne on Thursday night and will now face the Russian Premier League runners-up over two legs next month
Harry Kane scored an own goal and Dele Alli was sent off for a crude studs-up challenge as the Belgian outfit successfully avoided defeat in North London
The Red Devils had won the first leg 3-0
The Argentine will replace Franck Passi, named on Wednesday as interim coach for the rest of the season
The fortunate breakthrough goal arrived 15 minutes in after Zlatan Ibrahimovic got to the ball ahead of Jordan Veretout to win his side a free kick 20 yards from goal, which he sent past Ruffier at a snail’s pace via a deflection off the wall
And having played in some of the greatest teams in the history of English football, it’s no surprise that Obi’s dream five-a-side team is stacked with superstars
Jose Mourinho’s men come into the game on the back of a 4-0 thrashing of Feyenoord in the group stages of the Europa League, having failed to win in any of their last three home games in the league.
Memorable strikes from Moussa Sow and Jeremain Lens put the hosts in control before Dick Advocaat’s side were able to hold on for a victory despite Wayne Rooney giving his side hope with an 89th-minute goal of his own
Manager Claude Puel is expected to make wholesale changes to the team that ran out 3-0 victors at St Mary’s, as he prepares to restore the players he rested in the week
Van Persie left Old Trafford for the Turkish club in the summer of 2015 after spending three years at United, where he scored 30 goals in the 2012-13 campaign to help the team win the Premier League title
Jurgen Klopp’s side earned a place in the final four after coming from 3-1 down to beat Dortmund 4-3 on the night and 5-4 on aggregate
Klopp, 48, left Dortmund last summer after leading them to two Bundesliga titles and a Champions League final
United’s strong start saw them take a 1-0 lead on the night courtesy of Anthony Martial’s penalty, but the Reds suffered a sucker punch on the stroke of half-time through Philippe Coutinho’s chipped finish, as Louis van Gaal’s men saw their European progress halted
The two bitter rivals were meeting on the European stage of the first time ever, and goals from Daniel Sturridge and Roberto Firmino gave the home side a significant advantage at the halfway stage of the tie
The North-West enemies, who secured progression into the round last night, were paired in Friday’s draw in Nyon, France
As in the first leg, United lost a key man in the warm-up with Anthony Martial forced to make way for Rashford, who was promoted from the bench to deputise for the French forward