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Thu 03 Mar 2007Larsson strike secures berth in quarter-finalsManchester Utd 1-0 Lille (United win 2-0 on agg):There has been some debate among Manchester United followers as to the effectiveness of Henrik Larsson since the 35-year-old Swede plumped for an English sabbatical at Old Trafford in January.A degree of scepticism has shaped that argument, but Larsson skewed future memories favourably in his direction last night when he rose to nod in the 72nd-minute goal that takes United into their first Champions League quarter-final for four years.