MANCHESTER UNITED beat Real Sociedad to qualify for the knockout stages of the Europa League.
But the Red Devils failed to win their final group game by two or more goals, meaning they finished Group E in second place.
Because of their second place finish, United will have to wait before playing at the last-16 stage of the competition.
The Red Devils will have to play in the knockout round play-off, which is essentially a new-look round of 32.
In the knockout round play-off, the eight teams who finished second in their Europa League groups will play the eight teams who finished third in their Champions League groups.