Rooney starts, Ibrahimovic benched as Manchester United take on Fenerbahce

Wayne Rooney and Paul Pogba both start as Manchester United continue their Group A campaign in Istanbul against Fenerbahce on Thursday evening, but there is no room for Zlatan Ibrahimovic in the starting XI.

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Jose Mourinho also names Anthony Martial and Marcus Rashford in a strong looking United team but Ibrahimovic has to settle for a spot on the bench.

Joining the Swede on the bench is Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Juan Mata.

Bastian Schweinsteiger, who has returned to first-team training at United, is not registered for the Europa League group stages, so does not feature.

For the hosts, Robin van Persie starts on the bench, with Moussa Sow leading the line.

Teams:

United: De Gea; Darmian, Blind, Rojo, Shaw; Scheniderlin, Ander Herrera, Pogba; Rashford, Martial, Rooney.

Fenerbahce: Volkan, Şener, Skrtel, Kjaer, Hasan Ali, Mehmet Topal, Josef, Alper, Lens, Volkan Şen, Sow.