Morgan Schneiderlin joins Wayne Rooney on sidelines for Man United's trip to Wolfsburg
Monday 7 December 2015 12:11, UK
Wayne Rooney and Morgan Schneiderlin have been left out of Manchester United’s 19-man squad for Tuesday’s key Champions League game against Wolfsburg.
United captain Rooney has not made the trip to Germany after missing Saturday's goalless draw with West Ham with an ankle injury.
French midfielder Schneiderlin was forced off with a hip problem just before half-time against the Hammers and has also stayed behind for rehabilitation.
Rooney and Schneiderlin headline a lengthy injury list for United which also includes Marcos Rojo, Ander Herrera, Phil Jones, Luke Shaw and Antonio Valencia.
Louis van Gaal's side, who currently sit second in Group B, need a win against first-placed Wolfsburg to be ensured of progressing to the knockout stages.
PSV Eindhoven host a CSKA Moscow side who cannot progress in the other game and a win by the Dutch champions will mean anything other than a United victory puts the Red Devils out.
Paddy McNair is named in the squad despite coming off at half-time at the weekend with an ankle injury and his replacement in that game, Guillermo Varela, is one of several youngsters in the travelling party.
Nick Powell is included in the senior squad for the first time since recovering from a long-term hamstring injury and he is joined by midfielder Sean Goss and defender Cameron Borthwick-Jackson.
Manchester United squad in full: David De Gea, Sergio Romero; Paddy McNair, Chris Smalling, Guillermo Varela, Cameron Borthwick-Jackson, Daley Blind, Matteo Darmian; Bastian Schweinsteiger, Michael Carrick, Sean Goss, Nick Powell, Ashley Young, Jesse Lingard, Andreas Pereira, Juan Mata; Memphis Depay, Marouane Fellaini, Anthony Martial.
