Early United Team News For West Brom Clash

Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho expects to be without five first-team stars for Saturday's return to Premier League action against West Bromwich Albion.

Of course, the Reds are missing Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Ander Herrera for the Old Trafford encounter as both sit out the final match of their suspensions.

The United boss has also confirmed central defenders Chris Smalling and Phil Jones sustained injuries while away on duty with England. Paul Pogba played no part in the international break with France after straining his hamstring in the Reds' win over FC Rostov on 16 March.

"So we lose four [players] and I think Paul Pogba is also out," said Mourinho. "So we lose five."

The manager is awaiting the return from South America of Sergio Romero, Antonio Valencia and Marcos Rojo before being in a position to finalise his plans for the weekend.

Mourinho could provide a further update on his squad when speaking to MUTV on Friday.

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