Rooney Out of Manchester united Europa Tie

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

Rooney, 30, stayed behind as his team-mates made the trip north, meaning the lively Anthony Martial is likely to start up front with rookie Will Keane offering cover off the bench.

Other first team players to be miss out on the trip include Matteo Darmian – who dislocated his shoulder during the 2-1 defeat against Sunderland at the weekend, and Marouane Fellaini who was dropped for the second consecutive game.

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

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.

Embattled manager Louis van Gaal admitted after losing to Sunderland that United’s hopes of finishing in the top four of the Premier League appear bleak, with winning the Europa league their surest bet of returning to the Champions League next season and possibly saving the manager’s job.

Manchester United squad to face FC Midtjylland tonight:

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