Uefa Europa League round-up: Man Utd, Liverpool and Tottenham sweep into last 16 with home wins

United come from behind to beat Midtjylland 5-1 with a brace from debut striker Marcus Rashford while Tottenham beat Fiorentina 3-0 and Liverpool squeeze past Augsburg to make the last 16 of the Europa League

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It was a debut to remember for Manchester United striker Marcus Rashford who scored a brace in their 5-1 win on the night. Photo: AFP

Published: 10:00am, 26 Feb 2016Updated: 10:19am, 26 Feb 2016

Manchester United came from behind to beat Midtjylland 5-1 with a brace from debut striker Marcus Rashford while Tottenham beat Fiorentina 3-0 and Liverpool squeezed past Augsburg to make the last 16 of the Europa League on Thursday.

United had been trailing 2-1 from the first leg, and went 3-1 down on aggregate to the Danish champions before an own-goal, 18-year-old Rashford’s brace, an emphatic Ander Herrera penalty and a late Memphis Depay strike saw United qualify 6-3 on aggregate.

Memphis Depay (left) was man-of-the-match for United in their eventual stroll to victory over the Danes. Photo: AFP

Tottenham started their game on a calmer note having drawn the first game in Florence 1-1, and eventually eased past the Italian’s 4-1 on aggregate.

Ryan Mason curled home a peach of an opener after being brilliantly set up by England midfielder Dele Alli on 25 minutes while Argentine Erik Lamela hammered home in a goalmouth scramble to make it 2-0 just after the hour.