Sir Alex Ferguson’s former Manchester United assistant, Rene Meulensteen, has given credit to two Red Devils players following the team’s Europa League quarter-final second leg victory over Lyon on Thursday.

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 blew a two-goal lead and then came back from 4-2 down in extra time to secure a place in the Europa League semifinals.