WAYNE ROONEY has not travelled with the Manchester United squad for their clash with Anderlecht because he is still struggling with his fitness.
Jose Mourinho takes his men to Brussels for the first leg of their quarter-final clash.
Rooney had trained with the rest of the players this morning.
However, he was assessed afterwards and deemed not fit to travel.
Mourinho said:
“He’s not happy with his condition.
“He’s trying to work. He has a bad feeling in his ankle and he’s not ready yet.
“Let’s see for the weekend or for the next.
“We need everyone with minimum condition to play, to try to be available.”
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Meanwhile, David De Gea, who missed United's 3-0 win over Sunderland, has gone to the Belgian capital with the rest of the squad.
But Sergio Romero is expected to start the match, with the Spain No.1 on the bench as back-up.
Ashley Young and Matteo Darmian are the other big name players omitted from the squad, while Juan Mata is still out following a groin operation.
Full Manchester United squad
David de Gea, Sergio Romero, Joel Pereira, Antonio Valencia, Timothy Fosu-Mensah, Axel Tuanzebe, Marcos Rojo, Eric Bailly, Daley Blind, Luke Shaw, Michael Carrick, Ander Herrera, Paul Pogba, Marouane Fellaini, Henrikh Mkhitaryan, Jesse Lingard, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Anthony Martial, Marcus Rashford
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