Manchester United captain Wayne Rooney
will be rested along with several other stars for the club’s Europa
League group match with Dutch side Feyenoord in Rotterdam on Thursday.
The 30-year-old England skipper has been
omitted by Jose Mourinho from the squad along with fellow first team
regulars, defensive duo Luke Shaw and Ecuadorean Antonio Valencia.
Jesse Lingard and Armenian Henrikh
Mkhitaryan’s hopes of a chance to prove themselves, after being
unceremoniously substituted at half-time of the Manchester derby last
weekend, have been dashed as they too remained behind.
Star young talent Marcus Rashford could
well get his first start of the campaign — having been restricted to
cameo roles thus far — whilst others who have found it hard to get some
action could also figure like veteran Michael Carrick and Dutchman
Memphis Depay.
United’s other opponents in Group A — a
draw Mourinho compared to a Champions League group — are Turkish side
Fenerbahce, for whom their former striker Robin van Persie plays, and
Ukrainian outfit Zorya Luhansk.
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