{"id":21131,"date":"2021-04-29T17:24:54","date_gmt":"2021-04-29T21:24:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=21131"},"modified":"2021-04-30T09:26:15","modified_gmt":"2021-04-30T13:26:15","slug":"manchester-united-hammer-roma-at-old-trafford","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=21131","title":{"rendered":"Manchester United Hammer Roma At Old Trafford"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/2.59481194.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"596\" height=\"360\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-21132\" srcset=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/2.59481194.png 596w, https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/2.59481194-300x181.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 596px) 100vw, 596px\" \/>Manchester United ran amok against Roma once again as Ole Gunnar Solskjaer\u2019s comeback kings triumphed 6-2 and took a giant stride towards the Europa League final.<\/p>\n<p>Having fallen short in four semi-finals in the last two seasons, the Red Devils were looking to underline their progress by reaching their first final under the 1999 treble hero.<\/p>\n<p>Solskjaer was part of the side that thrashed Roma 7-1 in 2007 and oversaw another famous victory against the Giallorossi on Thursday as United took charge of this Europa League semi-final.<\/p>\n<p>Bruno Fernandes got the first leg off to a dream start at Old Trafford, only for Lorenzo Pellegrini to swiftly level and ex-Manchester City striker Edin Dzeko to give Paulo Fonseca\u2019s side a shock half-time lead.<\/p>\n<p>But United have dug deep to bounce back time and time again this season, with Cavani inspiring the latest comeback when smashing home a superb leveler just minutes into the second half.<\/p>\n<p>The veteran put Solskjaer\u2019s men ahead after an error by substitute Antonio Mirante, before Fernandes added a penalty and Paul Pogba headed home.<\/p>\n<p>Mason Greenwood came off the bench to add gloss on a night when Roma\u2019s three first-half injuries took their toll in a dramatic first leg.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled\"><div class=\"robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-icon sd-sharing\"><h3 class=\"sd-title\">Share this:<\/h3><div class=\"sd-content\"><ul><li class=\"share-facebook\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-facebook-21131\" class=\"share-facebook sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=21131&amp;share=facebook\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Facebook\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-twitter\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-twitter-21131\" class=\"share-twitter sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=21131&amp;share=twitter\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Twitter\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-google-plus-1\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-google-21131\" class=\"share-google-plus-1 sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=21131&amp;share=google-plus-1\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Google+\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Google+ (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-print\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-print sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=21131\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to print\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to print (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-end\"><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Manchester United ran amok against Roma once again as Ole Gunnar Solskjaer\u2019s comeback kings triumphed 6-2 and took a giant stride towards the Europa League final. 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