Edinson Cavani and Bruno Fernandes help Manchester United hit Roma for six

Manchester United emerged from an invigorating contest with a surely unassailable advantage that all but places them in the final.This victory, from a 2-1 deficit at half-time, had the feel of the next major step in the evolution of Ole Gunnar Solskjær’s side. Bruno Fernandes’s 70th-minute penalty may have been dubiously awarded – Chris Smalling’s “foul” on Edinson Cavani appeared the latter falling over – but United’s talisman made no mistak