Manchester United v Granada player ratings: Edinson Cavani extends fine form to score 50th goal, Roberto Soldado fails to pose a threat

A 2-0 win on the night at Old Trafford, and a 4-0 aggregate score, sends the Premier League club into the Europa League semi-finals

MANCHESTER UNITED PLAYER RATINGS: David De Gea 7. Three attempts on his goal from his compatriots, two of them in the last five minutes. Solid saving an 85th minute strike from Diaz and then made a better reflex save from Herrera for another clean sheet. AFP

Aaron Wan Bissaka 8. Inadvertently set up Kenedy with a poor square ball just before half time, while good defending saw him deflect a ball. Fine tackling to set up a counter attack with Greenwood and then Van de Beek after 59. EPA

Victor Lindelof 7. Comfortable all night against a team who kept him on his toes as he played without his usual partner Harry Maguire. Reuters

Axel Tuanzebe 7. Rare start and played well with a composed performance. Fine block from a Luiz Suarez shot. Needed that. Getty Images

Alex Telles 7. Combined well with Pogba on the left in the first half and crossed towards Mata for the second goal as United defeated Spanish opponents at home for only the second time in 11 games. AFP

Nemanja Matic 7. Beautiful lofted pass to Fernandes after 33 which was volleyed over from close range. More touches – 100 – than any other player on the pitch. Fine playing in games like this. Reuters

Fred 6. Played alongside Matic in a holding midfield two. Energy as ever as United controlled the game as they had in Spain, but gave the ball away too much in the first half. EPA

Paul Pogba 7 Eventful first half for the captain where he was everywhere, tackling and pushing forward. Clever run and reverse header to set up Cavani for the opener, then a yellow card for holding off a player, and was fortunate to not to get another yellow. Banged his knee before half time too. Was rightly brought off at half time. EPA

Bruno Fernandes 7. Volleyed a 33rd minute pass from Matic over and skewed a shot wide after being set up by Cavani five minutes later. The pair combined again in the 56th minute, two world class players who need to stay together and play together. By that time he had moved left as Van de Beek played centrally. AP

Mason Greenwood 6. Wild shot after 43 which went well wide. Big chance to head his side 2-0 up after 50 minutes. He’s been playing well, but two so-so games against the Spaniards. EPA

Edinson Cavani 8. In-form and chasing his first European goal for United and his 50th goal in European competition, the Uruguayan pushed a fourth minute ball to Greenwood but it was short. Two minutes later he volleyed Pogba’s header into the far corner to put his side ahead – his 413th goal for clubs and country. Incredible movement before shouldering a 56th minute Fernandes cross wide. EPA

SUBS: Donny Van de Beek 7. Slight surprise that he didn’t start but replaced Pogba at half time and went into the role where Fernandes had played. Shot wide after 58. Neat link ups. Encouraging – he needed that. AFP

Daniel James 6. On for Cavani after 60. More minutes for a player who wouldn’t be in United’s strongest XI. Reuters

Juan Mata N/A. On for Fernandes after 73 for a late – and rare – appearance. Was in position to head the second, which went in off Vallejo. Getty Images

Amad Diallo N/A. On for Greenwood after 81. Stopped from running on goal which looked like a card. He'll be going back to Italy as Roma are the opponents in the semi final. Reuters

GRANADA PLAYER RATINGS: Rui Silva 6 - Not much to do other than pick the ball out of the net on two occasions. EPA

Dimitri Foulquier 7 - The full-back was powerful when running with the ball and also defended well. One of Granada’s best players displaying good technique with crossing but it was a lacklustre attacking performance all-round from the visitors. EPA

Jesus Vallejo 5 - A lack of concentration at times allowed United to get into dangerous situations. Didn’t seem to be in sync with Granada’s defensive line and that showed when heading the ball into his own net in the 90th minute. Reuters

German Sanchez 6 - Looked to organise the defence well but Cavani was given far too much space in the box for the United opener. Cut out a ball that looked destined for James in the 70th minute, but the game looked to be over by then. Getty Images

Carlos Neva 6 - Positive going forward when supporting down the left flank but sometimes left space which was exploited by United on a number of occasions throughout the game. AFP

Angel Montoro 6 - Helped transition the ball into some good areas but Granada never look like overturning the deficit. United’s defensive performance made it difficult for the Spanish side to create enough meaningful opportunities. EPA

Maxime Gonalons 6 - The French midfielder couldn’t get into the game before being forced off with an injury just after the half-hour mark. AP

Kenedy 5 - A rabona cross and a wild shot that nearly went out for a throw-in were the only times Kenedy stood out. Taken off at half-time. Getty Images

Yangel Herrera 6 - Had some of Granada’s best chances of the game with some intelligent movement but was unable to convert on all three headers. Should have levelled the scoring late-on but a good save from De Gea denied the playmaker. Getty Images

Darwin Machis 5 - Showed good pace when challenging United defenders but the end product just wasn’t there. Almost non-existent in the second half as Wan-Bissaka kept the winger quiet. AP

Roberto Soldado 5 - The former Tottenham striker couldn’t get on the ball in any dangerous areas and was substituted at the break. EPA

SUBS: Jorge Molina (Gonalons, 32) 6 - The 38-year-old worked hard but should have done better with Foulquier’s cross that didn’t threaten De Gea’s goal. AFP

Antonio Puertas (Kenedy, 45) 6 - Added flair to Granada’s midfield with a number of neat touches to create space but couldn’t penetrate a compact United backline. PA

Luis Suarez (Soldado, 45) 5 - Offered more in the box than Soldado but couldn’t get the better of the two centre-backs. AFP

Victor Diaz (Neva, 74) N/A - A good effort nearly troubled De Gea from outside the box but finding three goals in 16 minutes was always going to be a mammoth task. Could have been sent off for a foul on Diallo who looked to be one-on-one against Silva. PA

Neuhen Perez (Sanchez, 82) N/A - Granada substituting a defender on for their captain and centre-back looked to be the waving of the white flag by the Spanish side. EPA

Manchester United reached the Europa League semi-finals after Edinson Cavani's early strike and a Jesus Vallejo own goal secured a 2-0 home win over Granada on Thursday and completed a 4-0 aggregate rout.

United will face Roma for a place in the May 26 final in Gdansk after the Italian side ground out a 3-2 aggregate win over Ajax Amsterdam with a 1-1 home draw in the second leg of their quarter-final.

Cavani netted his 50th goal in European competition with a clinical sixth-minute finish as United made a bright start.

Granada came to life after falling behind and their forward Yangel Herrera twice headed inches wide as the home side appeared content to sit back.

Bruno Fernandes fired narrowly over the bar for United with a rasping first-time volley in the 34th minute and Cavani headed wide of the far post before Vallejo scored at the wrong end of the pitch in the 90th minute.

Alex Telles swung in a cross from the left and Vallejo gave his own goalkeeper Rui Silva no chance with a misdirected header which ended up in the bottom corner.

Assessing the performances at Old Trafford, Andy Mitten and Nick Judd have provided their player ratings for Manchester United and Granada respectively. To view the ratings, click through the photo gallery above, or if using a mobile device, simply swipe.