Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho said Paul Pogba had a "positive performance" on his return to the team.
Pogba, who missed the weekend win over Huddersfield due to illness, was only named on the bench for the 0-0 draw with Sevilla but was forced into action after just 17 minutes when Ander Herrera suffered a hamstring injury.
Mourinho was also full of praise for 21-year-old midfielder Scott McTominay, who put in an assured display in the centre of the team.
"I think he [McTominay] was fantastic, he did everything well," Mourinho told BT Sport. "He put lots of pressure on [Ever] Banega which was important to stop him to play, their playmaker. He was always comfortable, simple, saving in possesion. I think he was brilliant.
"I have also to say that in my opinion the midfield started really well, and then when Herrera came out Paul made a big effort to go into that dynamic, into the dynamic that we need and I think also he had a positive performance."
Asked if he was relieved with the result, Mourinho replied: "No, not relieved. The game was even. The stats are what it is. I feel the result reflects what the game was."
Mourinho added on Herrera's early withdrawal: "I think it is a bad injury. He had a small injury that stopped him for the last couple of matches but the medical team said he was 100 percent ready for last Saturday. It didn't look like he was fully fit."
The Man United manager is confident that Old Trafford will get behind his team in three weeks to earn a quarterfinal spot.
"At Old Trafford if we draw with goals we are out, if we win by any result we are through," he added. "Is that difficult? Yes. It is a match in our house, I believe that Old Trafford misses a big European night. Of course last season we had quarterfinal, semifinal, but Europa League which has a different meaning.
"The year before we didn't play in Champions League so I think Old Trafford miss this and it can create a similar atmosphere that we had here today and push us through a difficult match, but we just need to win."
Source: espn.co.uk