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Watch: Pogba springs fast-break counter for Mkhitaryan to finish

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Manchester United opened the scoring against Anderlecht in fine fashion in the second leg of the Europa League quarter-finals at Old Trafford on Thursday, as Paul Pogba sprung a counter-attack at pace with his perfectly-placed long pass, which Henrikh Mkhitaryan eventually received and finished coolly.

Pogba played the through pass to an onrushing Marcus Rashford, who tried to pick out Zlatan Ibrahimovic in the middle. The first attempt was foiled but the follow-up was sent to Mkhitaryan, who smacked the ball home to give his side a 1-0 lead on the night and a 2-1 lead on aggregate.

That, folks, is how it's done.

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