Henrikh Mkhitaryan ill, David De Gea benched for Manchester United

Updated 16/02/2017 at 19:27 GMT

Henrikh Mkhitaryan is absent from Manchester United's squad for the Europa League tie against Saint-Etienne through illness, while David De Gea is on the bench.

Henrikh Mkhitaryan celebrates scoring for Manchester United against Sunderland

Image credit: Reuters

Marouane Fellaini replaces the Armenian in one of two changes from the 2-0 win over Watford on Saturday, with Sergio Romero promoted to stand-in stopper.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Juan Mata, Anthony Martial and Paul Pogba all start in a tasty attacking outfit, while Bastian Schweinsteiger earns his latest call-up to the substitutes.

Florentin Pogba, Paul’s older brother, starts for Saint-Etienne.

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Manchester United: Romero; Valencia, Bailly, Smalling, Blind; Fellaini, Herrera; Mata, Pogba, Martial; Ibrahimovic… Subs: De Gea, Darmian, Rojo, Schweinsteiger, Lingard, Young, Rashford.

Saint-Etienne: Ruffier; Pogba, Theophile-Catherine, Perrin, Malcuit; Monnet-Paquet, Pajot, Veretout, Intima; Hamouma, Saivet… Subs: Moulin, Ronael, Lacroix, Selnaes, Lemoine, Beric, Roux.

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