Saint-Etienne suspend tickets sales for Manchester United clash

Manchester United's Europa League opponents Saint-Etienne were forced to suspend ticket sales for their last-32 clash due to an unprecedented demand.

Tickets for the second round tie went on sale on Thursday morning but only a few hours later the French club announced sales were suspended until 9am on Friday.

Saint-Etienne admitted their staff could not deal with the "historic" numbers of fans who turned up to queue for tickets.

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United and Saint-Etinne meet in the first leg of their tie at Old Trafford with the return leg played at the 42,0000 capacity Stade Geoffroy-Guichard a week later. 

The tie will also see United's Paul Pogba come up against his brother Florentin, who plays as a defender for Saint-Etinne.

United defeated Zorya Luhansk 2-0 with goals from Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Zlatan Ibrahimovic to secure their place in the last 32.