Mikel Oyarzabal ’s penalty cancelled out Joshua Zirkzee ’s opener as Real Sociedad and Manchester United played out a 1-1 draw in the Europa League. The two teams will head to Old Trafford next week for the second leg of this last-16 tie knowing that victory will take them into the quarter-final.

There is little doubt there needs to be a long-term vision for a brighter future at Manchester United. Ruben Amorim touched on that this week when he said the club are “trying to build something that is going to last more than any trophy this season”,