Mourinho criticised after Sevilla stun Manchester United

Spanish side reach Champions League quarter-finals with surprise win

Manchester United are out of the Champions League after a shocking performance against Sevilla yesterday cost them a place in the quarter-final draw.

It was an evening that the Old Trafford faithful will want to forget, in stark contrast to Saturday, when United defeated Liverpool 2-1 in the Premier League. On that occasion the Theatre of Dreams rocked; last night it slumbered, as United produced 90 minutes of insipid football.

had clearly sent out his team with a cautious game plan. The inclusion of Marouane Fellaini surprised many, given that he hadn’t started a game since November. And Fellaini wasn’t the only Red Devil who looked off the pace.

Chilean frontman Alexis Sanchez once more failed to make an impression, and was barely recogniseable as the player he was at Arsenal before his January move.

The liveliest spell enjoyed by United was the opening five minutes, when Romelu Lukaku lashed a shot wide and had another blocked from close range. Once Sevilla had weathered the early pressure, they began to look at home in Old Trafford, creating chances of their own.