Zlatan Ibrahimovic leads Man United attack against Rostov with Henrikh Mkhitaryan also handed start
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ByEurosport
Updated 09/03/2017 at 17:14 GMT
Manchester manager Jose Mourinho has opted to start Zlatan Ibrahimovic as he chases an away goal at FC Rostov in the Europa League last 16 first leg.
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Ibrahimovic begins a three-match ban for elbowing Bournemouth defender Tyrone Mings after this match, and will sit out the FA Cup quarter-final with Chelsea on Monday.
Wayne Rooney and Luke Shaw have been left out of the Manchester United squad who travelled to Russia. Henrikh Mkhitaryan overcomes a hamstring problem to start while Bastian Schweinsteiger is missing with muscle injury.
Chris Smalling, Daley Blind, Ashley Young, Ander Herrera, Marouane Fellaini and Sergio Romero also start as United make seven changes from the 1-1 draw against Bournemouth on Saturday.
TEAMS
Rostov: Medvedev, Kalachev, Mevlja, Cesar Navas, Granat, Kudryashov, Noboa, Erokhin, Gatcan, Poloz, Bukharov..subs: Goshev, Terentjev, Kireev, Bayramyan, Azmoun, Prepelita
Manchester United: Romero, Rojo, Jones, Smalling, Blind, Ander Herrera, Pogba, Fellaini, Mkhitaryan, Young, Ibrahimovic..subs: De Gea, Mata, Martial, Lingard, Carrick, Rashford, Valencia
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