Football news - Romelu Lukaku starts alongside Marcus Rashford, Alexis Sanchez on bench

Updated 18/02/2019 at 18:47 GMT

Romelu Lukaku returns to the Manchester United starting XI for the FA Cup fifth round tie at Chelsea, but there is no space for Alexis Sanchez as the Chilean starts from the bench.

Romelu Lukaku, Marcus Rashford

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Lukaku’s inclusion is one of four changes from the 2-0 defeat against PSG, with Juan Mata, Chris Smalling and Sergio Romero also coming in for Anthony Martial, Jesse Lingard (both injured), Eric Bailly and David De Gea.

Gonzalo Higuain, Eden Hazard and Pedro get the nod in attack from under-fire Chelsea boss Maurizio Sarri. Callum Hudson-Odoi is amongst the substitutes.

The quarter-final draw will follow the match, a repeat of last year’s final.

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Manchester United: Romero, Young, Lindelof, Smalling, Shaw, Herrera, Matic, Pogba, Mata, Lukaku, Rashford… Subs: De Gea, Bailly, Dalot, Fred, McTominay, Andreas, Sanchez.

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