Four Manchester United players will miss the Europa League clash against Saint-Etienne on Thursday, Jose Mourinho has confirmed. The Portuguese tactician was speaking during a pre-match press conference on Wednesday.
The four players include Luke Shaw, Wayne Rooney, Michael Carrick and Phil Jones. The absence of Luke Shaw, despite being fit for the clash, has further fueled the rumours that the English defender could be on his way out of Old Trafford in the summer. The former Southampton man suffered a horrific injury in the Champions League against PSV in 2015 and has been struggling to feature in the first team since his return.
Luke Shaw for Man Utd this season
- 14 apps
- 797 mins
- 87% pass accuracy
Here's some reactions from the football world
Going to be interesting to see what happens with Luke Shaw in the next few months. Talent is obviously there, just something not clicking.
— Liam Canning (@LiamPaulCanning) February 15, 2017
Jose Mourinho: "Luke shaw is not playing tomorrow. My team is playing well, and I'm happy with my back four". #MUFC
— RedReveal (@RedReveal) February 15, 2017
United fans are weird. They expected sympathy shown towards Luke Shaw with his injury, yet are mocking Gabriel Jesus now????
— RJ (@dariusvassell) February 14, 2017
No luke shaw again, safe to say he wont be here past summer. Class player aswell dont see the issue
— Karl Davis (@KarlDavis_) February 16, 2017
The Louis Van Gaal signing has fallen out of favor under new boss Jose Mourinho and could be forced to look for more playtime elsewhere in the summer. Here's Mourinho's press briefing ahead of the Europa League last 32 match at Old Trafford:
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