St Etienne vs Manchester United team news: Zlatan Ibrahimovic starts up front for the Red Devils, Wayne Rooney did not travel as speculation over China transfer increases


ST ETIENNE host Manchester United in the return leg of their Europa League clash with the Pogba brothers set to go head to head without Wayne Rooney.

Jose Mourinho’s side travel to France with a three-goal lead as the clash sees a break from tradition, with the game taking place on a Wednesday rather than the usual Thursday.

Jose Mourinho oversees training ahead of the game
Jose Mourinho oversees training ahead of the game
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Here SunSport tells you what you need to know about the last-32 clash…


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Team news

Sergio Romero starts in goal for the away side with Ashley Young, Chris Smalling, Eric Bailly and Daley Blind ahead of him.

Michael Carrick captains the team in midfield with Paul Pogba, Marouane Fellaini, Juan Mata and Henrikh Mkhitaryan alongside him.

Swedish superstar Zlatan Ibrahimovic is leading the line in France.

Wayne Rooney has not travelled with the squad. He only recently returned to training after a suffering a muscle injury and it appears he has been rested.

Left-back Luke Shaw was left at home with Mourinho revealing he has three players ahead of him.

The Pogba brothers embrace at the final whistle at Old Trafford
The Pogba brothers embrace at the final whistle at Old Trafford
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What TV channel is Saint-Etienne vs Manchester United on?

The match will be live on BT Sport 3, with coverage starting at 4.30pm.

When Saint-Etienne vs Manchester United?

The game takes place on Wednesday February 22 at 5pm due to Lyon also having to play a home match in the competition on Thursday.

SunSport prediction

United are hard to beat home or away, and even if Jose Mourinho rests a string of players then you would expect them to get a result which eases them through to the last 16. 1-1.

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