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Paul Pogba on bench in Spain, Luke Shaw out of Manchester United squad
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Published 21/02/2018 at 19:40 GMT
Paul Pogba has been left on the bench for Manchester United's away game against Sevilla in the Champions League while Luke Shaw doesn't make the squad.
Manchester United's French midfielder Paul Pogba laughs during a team training session at the club's training complex near Carrington, west of Manchester in north west England on February 20, 2018, on the eve of their UEFA Champions League round of 16 foo
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France midfielder Pogba has come under criticism from some sections of the media recently, but United manager Jose Mourinho stood by his player in his pre-match press conference.
However he has decided that Pogba, who has been battling illness, will only be on the bench.
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It means that Nemanja Matic is joined in midfield by Ander Herrera and academy product Scott McTominay.
Juan Mata plays on the right with Alexis Sanchez on the left and Romelu Lukaku up front.
With Shaw not in the squad Ashley Young continues at left-back, despite Mourinho's public praise of the young full-back.
Sevilla play former Manchester City man Jesus Navas at right-back with Ever Banega and Steven N'Zonzi in midfield.
TEAMS
Sevilla - Sergio Rico, Navas, Lenglet, Mercado, Escudero, Banega, N’Zonzi, Correa, Vazquez, Sarabia, Muriel
Manchester United - De Gea, Valencia, Lindelof, Smalling, Young, Matic, Herrera, McTominay, Mata, Lukaku, Sanchez.
The other game in Europe sees Roma travel to Ukraine to face Shakhtar Donetsk with the Italians fielding Kevin Strootman and Radja Nainggolan.
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Manchester City target Fred starts for the home side.
Shakhtar Donetsk - Pyatov; Butko, Kryvtsov, Rakitskiy, Ismaily; Fred, Stepanenko; Marlos, Taison, Bernard; Ferreyra.
Roma - Alisson; Florenzi, Manolas, Fazio, Kolarov; De Rossi, Strootman; Ăśnder, Nainggolan, Perotti; Dzeko.
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