Rooney Left Out Of Man. United Squad For FC Midtjylland

Wayne Rooney has been left out of the Manchester United squad for Thursday night’s Europa League match against FC Midtjylland in Denmark.

The England captain stayed behind as his team-mates made the trip and that means Anthony Martial is likely to start up front with Will Keane offering cover off the bench.

"Wayne Rooney is a notable absentee from the flight and the manager is expected to confirm why his captain has not made the trip during his pre-match press conference at 1700 GMT," said a statement on United's website.

Matteo Darmian is also not involved, as expected, after dislocating his shoulder during the 2-1 defeat against Sunderland at the weekend.

Marouane Fellaini has again been left out of the squad after not featuring on Saturday.

Donald Love is in the squad after making his first-team debut against the Black Cats while Regan Poole, Joe Riley and James Weir also make the trip.

Luke Shaw, Marcus Rojo, Phil Jones, Guillermo Varela, Antonio Valencia, Ashley Young, Bastian Schweinsteiger and Adnan Januzaj remain on the sidelines through injury.

Louis van Gaal admitted after losing to Sunderland that United's hopes of finishing in the top four of the Premier League appear bleak. That places added importance on the Europa League as winning the competition offers a route into next season's Champions League.

Squad to face FC Midtjylland:

De Gea, Romero, Love, McNair, Smalling, Blind, Poole, Riley, Carrick, Herrera, Schneiderlin, Lingard, Pereira, Weir, Mata, Memphis, Martial, Keane.

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