Manchester United vs Real Sociedad

Manchester United extend their unbeaten run in UEFA Europa League knockout matches at Old Trafford to 16 games (W11 D5), last losing in March 2012 against Athletic Club.

Real Sociedad have just one win in 10 major European matches against English teams (D3 L6), scoring just four goals across those 10 meetings and three of them have been penalties against Man Utd.

Bruno Fernandes has been involved in more goals than any other player in the UEFA Europa League (41 - 24 goals, 17 assists), while his hat-trick tonight was the first by a Man Utd player in major European competition since Marcus Rashford vs RB Leipzig in October 2020 in the UEFA Champions League.

There have only been nine goals scored in seven European meetings between Man Utd and Real Sociedad, with four of those coming in the same game by the Red Devils in a 4-0 win in February 2021.

Three of Real Sociedad’s four away European games in England have come at Old Trafford against Man Utd (W1 D1 L1), with their other a 6-0 loss at Liverpool in November 1975.

Manchester United’s only home defeat across their last 28 UEFA Europa League matches at Old Trafford (W21 D6) was against Real Sociedad in September 2022. In the knockout stages, they are unbeaten in 15 (W10 D5) since losing 3-2 to Marcelo Bielsa’s Athletic Club in March 2012.

Real Sociedad won their last away game in major European competition, beating FC Midtjylland 2-1 in this season’s play-off round. The Spanish side, however, have failed to keep a clean sheet in any of their last six away games, conceding 10 goals.

Mikel Oyarzabal’s goal in the first leg against Man Utd made him Real Sociedad’s all-time leading scorer in major European competition, overtaking Jesús María Satrústegui and Darko Kovacevic who both scored 10.