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Sports Briefing | Soccer: Liverpool Ousts Manchester United

A stunning solo goal by Philippe Coutinho helped Liverpool eliminate Manchester United from the Europa League, while Sevilla and Borussia Dortmund also reached the quarterfinals with ease.

Liverpool drew, 1-1, with United at Old Trafford to seal a 3-1 aggregate victory, with Coutinho scoring the tying goal on the stroke of halftime. Sevilla beat Basel, 3-0, to advance on aggregate, and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scored Dortmund’s goals in a 2-1 win at Tottenham for a 5-1 overall victory.

u25a0 Tom Fox has resigned as chief executive of relegation-threatened Aston Villa, the English Premier League club said in a statement.