Perfectly befitting their up-and-down season, Manchester United took the scenic route (and then some) to reach the semifinals of the Europa League with a 5-4 victory (7-6 on aggregate) over Lyon.

Manchester United were dead and buried, two goals down in this tie and crashing out of the Europa League in calamitous fashion having been 2-0 up on the night, 4-2 on aggregate, thanks to goals from Manuel Ugarte and Diogo Dalot. “A capitulation… an embarrassment,” declared former United defender Rio Ferdinand on TNT Sports.

Manchester United came from 4-2 down in extra-time to beat Lyon 5-4 in a remarkable Europa League quarter-final to progress 7-6 on aggregate on Thursday.United's season looked over when Lyon came from 2-0 down to lead by two goals with just six minutes remaining at Old Trafford despite having captain Corentin Tolisso sent off.