MANCHESTER, England, March 14, 2018 - An embarrassing performance from Manchester United saw them deservedly eliminated from the Champions League - by a Sevilla side who were scarcely better. Every other side in the last eight will want to draw them, and rightly so. United started slowly, sitting off limited opposition for reasons appreciated solely by Jose Mourinho. In midfield, Marouane Fellaini made his first start in three months with Paul Pogba left on the bench, while the matchwinner against Liverpool, Marcus Rashford, was inexplicably moved from left to right wing to suit the horrifically out of form Alexis Sanchez. As such, United mustered one chance in the first half, Fellaini shooting too close to Sergio Rico, while Sevilla failed to muster even that. The game opened up a little in the second half, Sevilla having the better of the play as United toiled, and on 73 minutes, replaced Luis Muriel with Wissam Ben Yedder. It took him a minute to effectively settle the tie, smacking Ever Banega's pass past David De Gea, and four minutes later scored again, heading home following a corner as United panicked. United did manage to pull one goal back, Romelu Lukaku, who tried his best with limited service, hooking home after a corner, but in the time that remained, Sevilla came closer to extending their lead than United did to pulling it back. Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho has risked angering the club's supporters by saying that Tuesday's tame Champions League exit was "nothing new" for the club as he pointed to his past success against them. Speaking after the match, Mourinho said United had failed to progress despite giving their best then proceeded to talk about his victories over his current club when he managed Porto in 2004 and Real Madrid five years ago. "I sat in this chair twice in the Champions League after knocking out Manchester United (in the last 16) at home, at Old Trafford," Mourinho said. "In this chair with Porto and Real Madrid, they are out both times. It is not something new for the club... I don't want to make a drama out of it, we don't have time for that," the Portuguese manager added.
