Rashford double as Man United fight back to beat Omonia
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Manchester United fought back from a goal down to beat Omonia Nicosia 3-2 in Europa League.
NICOSIA (Reuters) - Substitute Marcus Rashford scored twice as Manchester United fought back from a goal down to beat Omonia Nicosia 3-2 in Europa League Group E on Thursday (Oct 6).
Real Sociedad stayed top of the group standings thanks to a 2-0 win at Sheriff Tiraspol secured by goals from David Silva and Aritz Elustondo.
United, thrashed 6-3 by Manchester City on Sunday, dominated the opening stages but were stunned in the 35th minute when their Cypriot hosts scored through Karim Ansarifard following a counter-attack.
As the teams went into the break, boos and whistles rained down from the stands from the United supporters.
Rashford emerged after halftime and needed only eight minutes to equalise with a well-placed shot from just outside the box into the far corner.
The England forward then produced a clever backheel to set up fellow substitute Antony Martial who put United ahead.
Rashford struck again six minutes from time, tapping in Cristiano Ronaldo s pass, but Nikolas Panayiotou pulled one back for Omonia a minute later to ensure a tense finale.
United moved on to six points in the group standings, three behind leaders Sociedad.
Lazio, looking to bounce back from an embarrassing 5-1 loss at Midtjylland, could only manage a 0-0 draw at Sturm Graz in Group F.
In Group C, Ludogorets and Finnish champions HJK Helsinki fought out a 1-1 draw in Helsinki.
PSV Eindhoven s Yorbe Vertessen scored twice in a 5-1 rout of their hosts FC Zurich in Group A.
In Belgrade, Red Star crushed Hungary s Ferencvaros 4-1 to give the 1991 European Cup winners hope of advancing from Group H and Wissam Ben Yedder was the hero for AS Monaco, scoring twice in a 3-1 home win over Turkish side Trabzonspor.
