Paris — Jose Mourinho’s Manchester United face Zorya Luhansk on Thursday knowing that a draw in the frigid Ukraine will propel them into the knockout stages of the Europa League. The Premier League side, however, will want to go through in style with victory, even if Europe’s second-tier competition does not feature at the top of their priorities in Mourinho’s first season in charge. The Old Trafford side will also be eager to end a bout of frustrating draws, the latest being a 1-1 stalemate at Everton at the weekend when Mourinho’s men conceded an 89th-minute equaliser from the spot. The Zorya match — Thursday is the last phase of Europa League group games — will take place in Odessa, southern Ukraine, a four-hour flight from northern England and where temperatures will hover around freezing by evening kickoff. Zorya might already be out of the competition, but United’s French forward Anthony Martial is not expecting the Ukrainians to just lie down. "It is very different, not just ...
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