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Rooney left out for United's trip to Russia

Wayne Rooney (L) and Luke Shaw won't be featuring against Rostov
Wayne Rooney (L) and Luke Shaw won't be featuring against Rostov

Wayne Rooney and Luke Shaw have been left out of Manchester United's 20-man travelling squad for Thursday's Europa League clash with FC Rostov, but Henrikh Mkhitaryan does feature in the group.

Rooney and Shaw both came into United's starting XI for the 1-1 Premier League draw with Bournemouth at Old Trafford on Saturday, with each being substituted in the 70th minute.

Mkhitaryan missed that game and the EFL Cup final win against Southampton the previous weekend due to a hamstring problem, but could now make his comeback in Thursday's last-16 first leg.

Eric Bailly is another man not travelling for the match as he is suspended following his sending off in the second leg of the last-32 triumph over St Etienne.

Bastian Schweinsteiger is also absent from the party heading to Russia, with United saying that is "presumably with the minor injury that the boss (Jose Mourinho) revealed last Friday".

United fans travelling to the game have been warned not to wear identifying colours in the wake of clashes between Russian and English supporters at last summer's European Championships in France.

United's travelling squad: De Gea, Romero, O'Hara, Valencia, Jones, Rojo, Smalling, Blind, Darmian, Young, Carrick, Herrera, Fellaini, Pogba, Mata, Lingard, Mkhitaryan, Martial, Rashford, Ibrahimovic.

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