Next up for Man United is a trip to West Ham United on January 2, while Middlesbrough will welcome Leicester City on the same afternoon
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Sunderland went into the match looking for consecutive top-flight victories over United for the first time since 1951
The Red Devils will face a team which currently sits eighth in Ligue 1 and have won less than half of their 17 domestic fixtures
As reported by the official FA website, Mourinho was sent to the stands in the first half of the 1-1 draw on Sunday after expressing his disapproval with referee Jon Moss’ decision to book midfielder Paul Pogba for diving
The result aside, Pogba was phenomenal for Manchester United in his outing against the Hammers as he assisted Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s equaliser after West Ham’s Diafra Sakho scored the first goal of the game within two minutes of the start of the match, stunning the home crowd.
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
Pogba had one shot blocked by the head of ex-Liverpool defender, Martin Skrtel, and Anthony Martial failed to make contact when picked out at the back post, but it was proving to be a frustrating start to the match for the 71,000 spectators inside the Theatre of Dreams – a record attendance for a Europa League group game
The Red Devils, who had lost their last two top-flight games heading into this one, put their opponents to the sword with four goals in the first half
The France international became the world’s most expensive player when completing his move to the Red Devils earlier this week, signing a five-year contract at Old Trafford
Pogba’s £89 million fee eclipses the sums Real Madrid paid for Cristiano Ronaldo and Gareth Bale, with the 23-year-old finally confirming his long-awaited move in the early hours of Tuesday morning
After a long-running saga, the Premier League giants finally acknowledged on Sunday that the French international was closing in on a return to Old Trafford by announcing that he was scheduled to undergo a medical
After add-ons, the fee could rise to €120 million, while United have already agreed to cover all the fees due to Pogba’s agent Mino Raiola for his cut of the transfer after he acted as an intermediary between the two clubs during negotiations
Reports on Friday claimed that the transfer was entering its closing stages, with just a medical separating the France international from completing the switch
The English giants have agreed to pay a world record fee of €110 million plus add-ons to Juventus for the 23-year-old and will also bear the agent fee due to Mino Raiola
United have been negotiating with Juventus over the transfer of Pogba, who, according to media reports in Britain, is a top target for new manager, Jose Mourinho
Iceland will return to their country as heroes having enjoyed a remarkable tournament
Victory in the last 16 clash in Lyon means France face either England or Iceland in the Stade de France quarter-final next Sunday
The hosts were quickest off the starting blocks as Yaya Toure released the onrushing Raheem Sterling on the left of the box, but the ex-Liverpool winger fired straight at Gianluigi Buffon’s feet
The Blues, who recently snapped up Barcelona ace, Pedro, have been monitoring the French international for the best part of a year
The Juventus striker also fired three shots to edge out Mattieu Vanbuena and Vincent Enyeama, who posted five-star performances for their countries