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The combo saves the day for United. | Image: Manchester United[/caption]Internet desk: Jose Mourinho's Manchester United struggled to get a 1-0 UEFA Europa League victory against Zorya Luhansk at Old Trafford. Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored the winner in the second half to seal the game for the below-par hosts.
United, despite having the possession, couldn't manage to create threatening chances against their in-form Ukrainian opponents, until Mourinho brought on forward Wayne Rooney, who within moments of his arrival, assisted Zlatan to snatch the winner.
Right back Fosu-Mensah used the right wing to perfection and crossed the ball back towards Rooney, whose miscued shot looped into the air and Zlatan headed the ball at the back of the net.
Fenerbahce saw off Feyenoord 1-0 in the other game in Group A, with Emmanuel Emenike's goal enough to secure the points in Turkey.
Through two games, Fenerbahce top the group on four points, one ahead of Feyenoord and United.
Poor defending cost Inter Milan as the Serie A giant suffered their second straight Europa League defeat by 3-1 versus Sparta Prague.
Also in Group K, Southampton maintained their position on the top with a goalless draw at Hapoel Be'er Sheva.
Mario Balotelli was again on target before limping off the field but Nice fell to a 5-2 defeat at Krasnodar.
German club Schalke are now levelled with Krasnodar on six points atop Group I after cruising to a 3-1 over Salzburg. The Bundesliga side are thankful to Leon Goretzka and Benedikt Howedes and a Duje Caleta-Car own goal before Jonathan Soriano's consolation for the visitors.
Fiorentina took the lead in Group J with a 5-1 home win over 10-man Qarabag.
Elvin Yunuszade's red card on the half-hour allowed the Viola to take control with braces from Khouma Babacar and Mauro Zarate, with Nikola Kalinic also on the scoresheet.
Also in Group J, PAOK responded after conceding in the first minute to win 2-1 at Slovan Liberec.
Italian giant Roma rose to the top of Group E with a 4-0 victory over Astra Giurgiu in the Italian capital.
Austria Vienna drew 0-0 with Viktoria Plzen in the group's other match. The Austrians, who entered the night atop the table, couldn't capitalise on their home advantage and now sit level on points with Roma in the group.
In Group F, Athletic Bilbao's 1-0 defeat of Rapid Vienna, coupled with Genk's victory, put all four teams even on three points apiece.
In the other game, Genk were 3-1 winners at home against Italian side Sassuolo.
Daniel Wass scored from a stunning 30-yard free kick to help Celta Vigo's 2-0 win over Panathinaikos after John Guidetti broke the deadlock in the 84th minute in Group G.
FC Ajax won their second straight game to top Group G as Kasper Dolberg scored the solitary goal in a 1-0 win against Standard Liege.
Spanish side Villarreal still top Group L after earning a 1-1 draw at Steaua Bucuresti, the Spanish side taking the lead early through Rafael Santos Borre before Sulley Muniru equalised after 20 minutes.
Marco Schoenbaechler scored to make up for a missed penalty and Dzengis Cavusevic netted the winner 11 minutes from time as FC Zurich defeated Osmanlispor 2-1.
Irish side Dundalk continued their surprise start to Group D with a 1-0 win over Maccabi Tel Aviv.
Aleksandr Kokorin scored twice as Zenit St. Petersburg made it two wins from two with a 5-0 win over AZ Alkmaar.
Despite playing the second half with 10 men, Shakhtar Donetsk stayed perfect through two games in Group H with a 2-0 win at home against Braga.
Also in Group H, first-half goals from Kenneth Saief and Renato Neto allowed Gent to beat Konyaspor 2-0.
In Group C, Mainz rallied to win at Qabala 3-2 after allowin the Azerbaijan side to score twice in a five-minute span.
Also in Group C, Saint-Etienne stole a point in a 1-1 draw at home against Anderlecht.
APOEL won again in Group B as Pieros Sotiriou's 10th-minute header was enough to win 1-0 at Olympiakos.
Astana and Young Boys played to a 0-0 draw in the other game in Group B, the Kazakhstan side coming closest when Djordje Despotovic hit the bar with a spectacular overhead effort.
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