Varane, Martinez and Casemiro pumped up Man Utd crowd after Barcelona win | OneFootball

Manchester United showed a lot of grit and determination to progress to the last 16 of the Europa League on Thursday evening.

Things weren't looking great for United at half-time of their clash against Barcelona.

The Red Devils were 3-2 down on aggregate and were far from their very best at Old Trafford.

But United dug deep and turned the tie on its head in the second half.

Goals from Fred just after the break and Antony with 17 minutes remaining saw United take the lead.

Erik ten Hag's side then held on to book their place in the next round and dump Barcelona out of the competition.

Casemiro and Lisandro Martinez celebrate after Man Utd 2-1 Barcelona

Man Utd players pump up crowd in viral scenes after Barcelona win

Man Utd players' passion was on full display in the second half at Old Trafford.

Luke Shaw and Lisandro Martinez showed that with their wild reaction to Raphael Varane's goal line clearance in the last minute.

A number of United players then showed just how much the result meant to them in their post-match celebrations.

Fan footage captured Martinez, Casemiro and Diogo Dalot pumping up the crowd following the final whistle.

They were then joined by Varane, who jogged across and got the crowd going with a number of fist pumps.

A video showing their actions has gone viral, picking up over 4.5k retweets and 18k 'likes' at the time of writing. You can view it below...

That is exactly the sort of passion that United fans want to see.

Who will Man United play in the last 16 of the Europa League?

United will find out their opponents for the next round when the draw takes place in Nyon, Switzerland on Friday morning.

The Red Devils will play one of the group winners. They cannot face Arsenal as teams from the same territory cannot face each other at this stage.

That means that United will play one of Union Saint-Gilloise, Freiburg, Ferencvaros, Feyenoord, Real Betis, Real Sociedad and Fenerbahce in the last 16.