Manchester United took the lead through Joshua Zirkzee but were held to a 1-1 draw at Real Sociedad in the first leg of their Europa League last-16 tie on Thursday as Tottenham Hotspur suffered a 1-0 defeat at AZ Alkmaar.

It was a mixed bag for the British sides in the early Europa League games on Thursday night. The headline result of the night might prove to be Tottenham's 1-0 loss away to AZ Alkmaar, Ange Postecoglou's last chance of winning a trophy in his second season with the club looking altogether more challenging going into the second leg at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in seven days' time.