Real Sociedad vs Manchester United live stream: How to watch the Europa League from anywhere in the world
The Basque side are top of Group E after winning all five of their games, including at Old Trafford in September
Real Sociedad vs Manchester United live stream, Thursday 3 November, 5.45pm
Manchester United have recovered well after their Europa League campaign got off to the worst possible start with defeat at home to Real Sociedad.
The result brought their four-game winning run to an end as they succumbed to a controversial penalty tucked away by Brais Mendez.
It was awarded for handball after Bruno Fernandes blocked David Silva’s shot, with the ball flying up off his leg and onto his arm.
Cristiano Ronaldo had earlier seen his header ruled out for offside as United toiled in front of goal all game.
Chances were few and far between on a frustrating night at Old Trafford for Erik ten Hag’s side, which featured his five summer signings.
Tyrell Malacia, Casemiro, Christian Eriksen and Antony were in action from the start, while Lisandro Martinez was introduced at half time.
The defeat was a disappointment but Man United responded strongly, winning their next four games in the Europa League to breeze through to the knockout stage.
There have been some hairy moments along the way, not least in the two matches against a struggling Omonia.
United had to come from behind to beat the Cypriot side 3-2 away from home, and then needed Scott McTominay’s injury-time strike to finally secure victory in front of their own fans a week later.
They were more convincing in the 3-0 win over Sheriff Tiraspol last time out but will face a much sterner test against Real Sociedad.
The formidable Basque outfit boast several Spanish internationals, including former Manchester City star Silva, Mikel Merino, Asier Illarramendi and Mikel Oyarzabal.
They sit fifth in La Liga after Sunday’s devastating late defeat to Real Betis, who leapfrogged above them in the table.
Kick-off is at 5.45pm on Thursday 3 November and is being shown on BT Sport 1. See below for international broadcast options.
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Real Sociedad line-up
Real Sociedad line-up
4-3-1-2: Remiro; Gorosabel, Le Normand, Pacheco, Rico; Mendez, Zubimendi, Merino; Marin; Sorloth, Fernandez
Manchester United line-ups
4-2-3-1: De Gea; Dalot, Lindelof, Martinez, Shaw; Casemiro, Eriksen; Fernandes, Van de Beek, Garnaucho; Ronaldo
VPN guide
Use a VPN to watch Europa League football from outside your country
If you’re out of the country for a round of Europa League fixtures, then annoyingly your domestic on-demand services won’t work – the broadcaster knows where you are because of your IP address (boo!). You'll be blocked from watching it, which is not ideal if you’ve paid up for a subscription and still want to catch the action without resorting to illegal feeds you’ve found on Reddit.
But assistance is on hand. To get around that, all you have to do is get a Virtual Private Network (VPN), assuming it complies with your broadcaster’s T&Cs. A VPN creates a private connection between your device and t'internet, meaning the service can’t work out where you are and won't automatically block the service you've paid for. All the info going between is entirely encrypted – and that's a result.
There are plenty of good-value options out there, including:
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International TV rights
• UK: BT Sport – which you can get with a non-subscription £25 monthly pass • USA: CBS – plans start at $5.99 a month • Canada: DAZN – which you can get with a non-subscription $24.99 monthly pass • Australia: Stan Sport – this is from $20 a month (including a $10 Stan basic subscription) and comes with a seven day free trial • New Zealand: Spark Sport – a subscription is $24.99 a month, with a seven day free trial
• UK: BT Sport – which you can get with a non-subscription £25 monthly pass
• USA: CBS – plans start at $5.99 a month
• Canada: DAZN – which you can get with a non-subscription $24.99 monthly pass
• Australia: Stan Sport – this is from $20 a month (including a $10 Stan basic subscription) and comes with a seven day free trial
• New Zealand: Spark Sport – a subscription is $24.99 a month, with a seven day free trial
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Sean Cole is a freelance journalist. He has written for FourFourTwo, BBC Sport and When Saturday Comes among others. A Birmingham City supporter and staunch Nikola Zigic advocate, he once scored a hat-trick at St. Andrew’s (in a half-time game). He also has far too many football shirts and spends far too much time reading the Wikipedia pages of obscure players.