Confirmed United squad members De Gea, Romero, Johnstone; Darmian, Valencia, Smalling, Bailly, Blind, Rojo, Shaw; Herrera, Carrick, Schneiderlin, Fellaini, Pogba, Lingard, Mata, Young; Rashford, Ibrahimovic, MartialWayne Rooney was reportedly absent as the Manchester United squad travelled to London ahead of their Premier League match against Chelsea. Henrikh Mkhitaryan was also not among the travelling party, having been overlooked for Thursday's Europa League victory over Fenerbahce. Rooney returned to the United starting line-up for the first time in a month in Thursday's Europa League victory over Fenerbahce. Twenty checked into The Lowry ahead of the Manchester derby earlier this month, as Mourinho omitted Ashley Young and Johnstone again from the matchday squad. Mourinho's only previous return to Chelsea as an opponent came with Internazionale in 2010, when the Italians defeated the Blues in the Champions League round-of-16.

Source: Standard Digital October 22, 2016 21:11 UTC