Marcus Rashford nets the winner just moments after Jose Mourinho kisses mystery piece of paper as Manchester United beat Anderlecht at Old Trafford
- Manchester United beat Anderlecht to reach the last four of the Europa League
- Jose Mourinho experienced an eventful evening at Old Trafford on Thursday
- The Portuguese almost fell over while protesting a decision during the match
- He then kissed a piece of paper moments before Marcus Rashford's late winner
Jose Mourinho experienced one of his more memorable nights on the touchline as Manchester United edged past Anderlecht in the Europa League.
Marcus Rashford scored the winning goal in extra-time as the Red Devils booked their place in the last four with a 2-1 win at Old Trafford.
All seemed to be going smoothly for Mourinho when Henrikh Mkhitaryan fired the hosts ahead after just 10 minutes.
Jose Mourinho experienced a memorable night against Anderlecht in the Europa League
Mourinho was typically animated on the touchline during Manchester United's 2-1 victory
At one point Mourinho lost his balance and almost fell over on the touchline at Old Trafford
The Portuguese boss just managed to steady himself moments before hitting the turf
Anderlecht refused to lie down, however, and deservedly equalised midway through the first-half when Sofiane Hanni turned the ball home after Youri Tielemans had struck the bar with a deflected effort.
That goal seemed to rattle the hosts and both Mourinho and United appeared to lose their composure for a brief period.
Lucasz Teodorczyk came close to adding a second for the visitors after rounding Sergio Romero, while Mourinho almost took an embarrassing tumble on the touchline while protesting a decision by referee Alberto Mallenco.
The Portuguese just managed to catch his balance before he was about to hit the turf as the Red Devils regained control of possession and the match.
Mourinho took out a piece of paper at the halfway point of extra-time on Thursday night
He was seen kissing the mystery piece of paper with just 15 minutes left in the match
Moments after Mourinho kissed the piece of paper Marcus Rashford bagged his winning goal
Rashford, Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Paul Pogba were all guilty of missing clear-cut chances as the game headed towards extra-time.
United continued to dominate in the first additional 15 minutes but were unable to find a way past their stubborn opponents, who seemed determined to hold on for penalties.
Mourinho gave his side one final team-talk during the brief interval and was seen kissing a piece of paper as the two sides kicked off for the final period of extra-time.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic was forced off the field in the second half after falling awkwardly
The Swedish striker is now a major doubt for Manchester United's clash with Burnley
Whether it was a new set of tactics or merely a good luck charm - it worked, as Rashford swept home the winning goal just minutes after the restart.
Mourinho could need even more luck against Burnley at the weekend if he is without star striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic.
The Swedish front man landed awkwardly in the closing stages of regulation time and is now a major doubt for the match at Turf Moor, as well as the remainder of the season.
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