A hat trick from Bruno Fernandes delivered an emphatic victory for Manchester United over Real Sociedad in the Europa League round of 16. After leaving Spain with a 1–1 draw last week, Manchester United welcomed Real Sociedad to Old Trafford for the second leg of the Europa League round of 16.

United showed concrete signs that they are starting to understand what Ruben Amorim wants from them out of possession

Bruno Fernandes scored a hat-trick as United pulled away in the closing stages after La Real were reduced to 10 men.

Manchester United's quest to find a silver lining in their otherwise unpleasant season continues on Thursday in the UEFA Europa League, when they face Real Sociedad in the second leg of their round of 16 tie.

Manchester United beat Real Sociedad 4-1 in the return leg of their Europa League round of 16 clash, to advance to the quarter-finals of the competition. Here are our player ratings from the game.(A

Joshua Zirkzee scored his first European goal for Manchester United, but Real Sociedad fought back for a 1-1 draw with the second leg at Old Trafford next week.

Manchester United vs. Real Sociedad kicks off at 8 p.m. GMT on March 13. This fixture takes place at Old Trafford. Manchester United vs. Real Sociedad is available to live stream for free on ServusTV.

Real Sociedad took the lead in their Europa League round of 16 tie against Manchester United in the early stages of the second leg, but they are now behind minutes into the second period at Old

Manchester United's only avenue for silverware depends on them beating Real Sociedad to stay alive in the Europa League.

Manchester United's season is on the line as they head to Spain to face Real Sociedad kicking off the round of 16 of the Europa League. After being knocked out of the FA Cup, winning this competition will be United's only chance at European soccer next season but also their form hasn't shown that they'll be able to turn things around to actually win Europa League.