PARIS, France (AFP) — Arsenal maintained their perfect start to the Europa League as Bukayo Saka’s goal clinched a 1-0 win at Bodo/Glimt, while Manchester United left it late to beat Omonia Nicosia.

Saka struck midway through the first half in Norway to give the Gunners a third win in as many outings in Group A.

Arsenal are two points clear of PSV Eindhoven, who thrashed FC Zurich 5-0. Bodo/Glimt have four points from four matches.

Scott McTominay spared United’s blushes with a 93rd-minute goal in a 1-0 win over Cypriots Omonia at Old Trafford.

Omonia goalkeeper Francis Uzoho pulled off a string of fine saves to frustrate a wasteful United before the Scotland midfielder fired home in stoppage time.

Erik ten Hag’s team stayed three points behind Group E leaders Real Sociedad, who beat 10-man Sheriff Tiraspol 3-0 to record a fourth-successive win.

La Real are guaranteed to advance. They host United on November 3 in a clash likely to determine which team goes directly into the last 16.

Each of the eight group runners-up will face a team that drops down from the Champions League, in a knock-out round play-off in February.

Real Betis dropped their first points of the competition after a 1-1 draw at home to Roma in Group C as they missed the chance to secure a last-16 spot.

Sergio Canales put Betis ahead on 34 minutes but Andrea Belotti equalised for Roma, who remain third in the section behind Ludogorets. The Bulgarians won 2-0 at home to HJK Helsinki.

Freiburg eased to a fourth-consecutive victory in Group G, piling further misery on Nantes with a 4-0 win away to the French Cup holders.

Fenerbahce and Rennes both ensured they will progress from Group B. Fenerbahce won 2-1 at AEK Larnaca, while Rennes defeated Dynamo Kyiv 1-0 in Krakow.

Belgium’s Union Saint-Gilloise must wait to make sure of a place in the last 16 despite coming from two goals down in a thrilling 3-3 draw against Braga.

Union Berlin revived their hopes in Group D as Robin Knoche’s 89th-minute penalty gave the surprise Bundesliga leaders a 1-0 victory over Malmo.

All four teams in Group F are level on five points. Lazio drew 2-2 at home to Sturm Graz while Feyenoord were held by the same scoreline by Midtjylland.

Ferencvaros are three points clear in Group H after beating Red Star Belgrade 2-1. Trabzonspor hammered Monaco 4-0 to climb above the Ligue 1 side into second.

Villarreal qualified for the last 16 of the Europa Conference League as winners of Group C. Senegalese midfielder Nicolas Jackson scored the only goal in their 1-0 win at Austria Vienna.

West Ham advanced from Group B following a 2-1 win over Anderlecht courtesy of goals from Said Benrahma and Jarrod Bowen.

The Hammers need just a point from their final two games to wrap up top spot.

Istanbul Basaksehir and Djurgarden will also continue their European adventure in the new year.

THURSDAY’S RESULTS

Group A

Fiorentina (ITA) 5 (Jovic 6, Biraghi 22, Gonzalez 32, 79-pen, Barak 38)

Hearts (SCO) 1 (Humphrys 47)

Istanbul Basaksehir (TUR) 3 (Turuc 11, Okaka 45, 72) RFS (LAT) 0

Group B

FCSB (ROM) 0 Silkeborg (DEN) 5 (Kusk 12, Klynge 16, Tengstedt 63,

Jorgensen 68, 70)

West Ham (ENG) 2 (Benrahma 14, Bowen 30) Anderlecht (BEL) 1

(Esposito 89-pen)

Group C

Austria Vienna (AUT) 0 Villarreal (ESP) 1 (Jackson 87)

Hapoel Beer Sheva (ISR) 1 (Hemed 9-pen) Lech Poznan (POL) 1 (Szymczak

44)

Group D

Partizan Belgrade (SRB) 2 (Diabate 15, Gomes 52) Cologne (GER) 0

Nice (FRA) 1 (Diop 14) Slovacko (CZE) 2 (Tomic 75, Reinberk 87)

Group E

Apollon Limassol (CYP) 1 (Roberge 32) AZ Alkmaar (NED) 0

Vaduz (LIE) 1 (Rastoder 30) Dnipro-1 (UKR) 2 (Hamache 25, Dovbyk

90+1)

Group F

Djurgarden (SWE) 4 (Holmberg 21, Wikheim 42, 46, Banda 45+4) Gent

(BEL) 2 (Depoitre 61, Cuypers 73)

Shamrock Rovers (IRL) 0 Molde (NOR) 2 (Fofana 33, Eriksen 69)

Group G

CFR Cluj (ROM) 2 (Deac 11-pen, Matias 85) Slavia Prague (CZE) 0

Ballkani (KOS) 1 (Thaqi 36) Sivasspor (TUR) 2 (Arslan 72, Angielski 81)

Group H

Slovan Bratislava (SVK) 3 (Weiss 45+2-pen, Kucka 49, Cavric 53) Basel

(SUI) 3 (Males 29-pen, Diouf 65, Zeqiri 72)

Zalgiris (LTU) 2 (Ourega 23, Oliveira 42) Pyunik (ARM) 1 (Ozbiliz 78-pen)