Manchester United took a significant step towards the last four of the Europa League as away teams enjoyed much the better of Thursday night’s quarter-final first legs.

Marcus Rashford put 2017 winners United ahead in the 31st minute against Granada in Spain before Bruno Fernandes secured a 2-0 victory with a late penalty.

Roma also earned a first-leg lead on their travels after fighting back to defeat Ajax 2-1 in Amsterdam, with the winners of that tie facing United or Granada in the semi-finals.

The only away team not to win on Thursday night was Slavia Prague, but they still managed to earn a creditable 1-1 draw against Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium.

Arsenal substitute Nicolas Pepe looked to have snatched victory for the Gunners when he chipped home with four minutes to go, but Slavia responded through Tomas Holes’ header deep into stoppage time to snatch a draw.

The second legs take place next Thursday.