Lukaku and Rashford fire Manchester United to victory against CSKA Moscow to top Group A

- Manchester United beat CSKA Moscow 2-1 to top Group A

- The win saw United book a spot in the next round of Champions League

- The Red Devils needed just a point to qualify

Manchester United came from a goal to beat CSKA Moscow 2-1 in the Champions League on Tuesday, December 5, sinking the Russian side's hopes of qualifying for the next round of the tournament.

Two goals in the space of two second-half minutes from star forward Romelu Lukaku and Marcus Rashford handed United the deserved victory, sealing top spot in Group A.

The visitors opened the scoring in the tie through Victor Vitinho in the 44th minute, amid protestation from United players that he was offside.

Vitinho slides in to score at Old Trafford. Photo: The Des32

 Lukaku equalized for the hosts in the 64th minute after Pogba clipped in a lovely ball from the left, finding the Belgian who held off Vasin to slot home from six yards.

Romelu Lukaku hold off Viktor Vasin to score. Photo: The Des32

Rashford gave United the lead two minutes later after Mata looped a dainty pass over to the Englishman who netted a low shot.

Marcus Rashford slots in the second. Photo: The Des32

CSKA Moscow needed a draw and a Basel slip up against Benfica to stand any chance of qualifying for the round of 16.

However, the loss in the hands of United, and Basel's 2-0 comfortable win against Benfica saw CSKA Moscow crash out of the competition.