Ucl: Benfica-Manchester United- match preview and predicted starting line-ups
Team news:
Jose Mourinho confirmed that Luke Shaw travelled with the squad to Portugal having played in the reserves game midweek. United will be without both Pogba and Fellaini, as the Frenchman is nearing a return having suffered an injury against Basel at Old Trafford. Eric Bailly will face a late fitness test after he missed out on the clash with Liverpool due to a knock.
Andre Almeida is unavailable for the Portuguese side having being sent off against Basel in Switzerland. Jonas is likely to miss out with a back injury. Eliseu is ruled out with a thigh problem.
Probable starting line-ups:
Manchester United (5-2-2-1): De Gea, Valencia, Smalling, Lindelof, Jones, Young, Matic, Herrera, Mkhitaryan, Rashford, Lukaku
Benfica (4-4-2): Cesar, Pereira, Luisao, Lopez, Grimaldo, Zivkovic, Pizzi, Fejsa, Cervi, Seferovic, Jimenez
By Farhad Hussain