Europa League: Jadon Sancho and Cristiano Ronaldo send reminders as Manchester United beat Sheriff, Lazio thrashed

Cristiano Ronaldo gave timely reminders of their value with both on target as Manchester United got their Europa League campaign back on track with a 2-0 victory at Moldovan side Sheriff Tiraspol on Thursday. Dutch club Feyenoord also registered their first points in emphatic fashion, crushing Sturm Graz 6-0 in Group F where Lazio were hammered 5-1 away to Danish side Midtjylland.

Jose Mourinho's AS Roma scored three times in the second half to beat 10-man HJK Helsinki 3-0 in Group C -- Andrea Belotti scoring his first Roma goal to seal the win. Former Champions League regulars Olympiakos's hopes of progressing from Group G look slim, however, as they went down 3-0 at Bundesliga side Freiburg for whom Michael Gregoritsch grabbed a brace as they moved top.

United's Premier League resurgence was interrupted by a lacklustre home defeat against Real Sociedad last week but they responded with a businesslike win in Chisinau where the match was played because of security concerns. Sancho, surprisingly left out of England's squad earlier on Thursday, slotted in United's opener in the 17th minute after receiving a pass from Christian Eriksen.

Veteran Ronaldo, given a start by manager Erik ten Hag after being consigned to the bench in the opening weeks of the Premier League season, tucked away a 39th-minute penalty to claim his 699th club goal. Sheriff, who downed Real Madrid in the Bernabeu in last season's Champions League, offered an occasional threat but three-time European champions United were unruffled on their first ever trip to Moldova.