Manchester United were held to a 1-1 draw with Rostov in their Europa League Last 16 first leg tie at the Olimp-2 Stadium on Thursday evening.

On his return, Henrikh Mkhitaryan opened the scoring in the 35th minute after he was set up by Swedish striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic to get an all-important away goal.

However, the Russian side levelled matters eight minutes after the half-time interval when Aleksandr Bukharov showed his compose and control to beat United goalkeeper Sergio Romero, to put the ball into the back of the net.

Jose Mourinho side will now welcome Rostov to Old Trafford for their second leg tie with the advantage of an away goal.

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