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09th Mar 2017

Manchester United name strong team to play FC Rostov

Mkhitaryan is back...

Robert Redmond

Manchester United have named their team to play FC Rostov.

United take on the Russian side in the last 16 Europa League tie on a pitch that’s in such poor condition Jose Mourinho said the game should be postponed.

“I know we have to, but I find it hard to believe we are going to play on that field, if you can call it a field,” Mourinho said ahead of the match. 

“I don’t know which team to play, really. I have now a lot to think because I was expecting something more playable.”

However, the tie at the Olimp-2 Stadium will be played, and Rostov are strong at home, having lost just one of their last seven games at the stadium.

United have named a strong team for the game, with Henrikh Mkhitaryan back in the side after returning from a hamstring injury.

Here’s the team Mourinho has named:

And here’s the pitch they will play on:

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