Jose "Uchenna" Mourinho held his customary pre-match press conference in honour of United's match against FC Rostov in the Europa league round of 16 on Thursday.
Some negative news arose quite late however, as Mourinho confirmed upon thorough inspection with his assistant, that the pitch where the match is to hold looks like a place where APC/PDP rally just took place. This implies an
increase in chances of our players getting injured, which is very unwelcome at this stage due to our crunch clash against Chelsea in a couple of days.
On the team news, the boss confirmed that Mhkhitaryan was back, fit, and available to play in the match but was unsure if playing him was a good idea based on the condition of the pitch.
It was already confirmed earlier that Wayne Rooney and Luke Shaw missed the trip to Rostov and thus stayed back in Manchester.
The boss also confirmed that Zlatan Ibrahimovic who was recently banned for 3 domestic matches in England is the one sure starter for the match.
Here's how the team looks like it'll end up based on these factors.
OPINION POLL
Do you think Martial should be rested ahead of our crunch clash with our bad belle people in the FA cup?
Do you think Mhkhitaryan should be risked at all on the bad pitch, with the intention of giving him some minutes in preparation for the weekend?
Do you think the calming influence of Carrick will be needed in such a match away from home?
Let's have your thoughts!
GLORY GLORY MAN UNITED!!
Some negative news arose quite late however, as Mourinho confirmed upon thorough inspection with his assistant, that the pitch where the match is to hold looks like a place where APC/PDP rally just took place. This implies an
increase in chances of our players getting injured, which is very unwelcome at this stage due to our crunch clash against Chelsea in a couple of days.
On the team news, the boss confirmed that Mhkhitaryan was back, fit, and available to play in the match but was unsure if playing him was a good idea based on the condition of the pitch.
It was already confirmed earlier that Wayne Rooney and Luke Shaw missed the trip to Rostov and thus stayed back in Manchester.
The boss also confirmed that Zlatan Ibrahimovic who was recently banned for 3 domestic matches in England is the one sure starter for the match.
Here's how the team looks like it'll end up based on these factors.
OPINION POLL
Do you think Martial should be rested ahead of our crunch clash with our bad belle people in the FA cup?
Do you think Mhkhitaryan should be risked at all on the bad pitch, with the intention of giving him some minutes in preparation for the weekend?
Do you think the calming influence of Carrick will be needed in such a match away from home?
Let's have your thoughts!
GLORY GLORY MAN UNITED!!