Alexis Sanchez and Paul Pogba are among Manchester United‘s 10 first-team absentees as they take on Paris St Germain in the Champions League on Wednesday.
Sanchez faces up to six weeks out with a knee injury sustained against Southampton at the weekend, while France midfielder Pogba will be unavailable for the last-16 clash after being sent off late in last month’s first-leg loss.
Anthony Martial remains sidelined with a groin injury, while Jesse Lingard, Nemanja Matic and Ander Herrera also remain absent.
Juan Mata, Phil Jones, Antonio Valencia and Matteo Darmian are also unavailable.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has brought a number of young talents to France, with 18-year-old defender Brandon Williams joining up with the senior squad for the first time.
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Solskjaer has not given up on injury-hit United’s Champions League hopes.
Given all 106 teams that have previously secured a 2-0 first leg away win in the European Cup have made it through, United have to make history at the Parc des Princes if they are to progress from Wednesday’s last-16 clash.
“Of course, everyone knows that we can do it, we have done it – and the results in Champions League in the last few years,” Solskjaer said at the Parc des Princes.
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“I don’t want to call it strange, but last year Juventus lost 3-0 at home against Real Madrid and suddenly they were 3-0 up after 90 minutes against Madrid away.
“The year before that, PSG against Barcelona . We all remember those results. So, there are so many examples of teams who can change results like this.
“Also, as a club, we’ve done it so many times. The players have been fantastic away from home, beaten Chelsea , Arsenal , Tottenham , which has given us the belief we can do this as well.”
Predicted XI: De Gea, Young, Lindelof, Smalling, Shaw, McTominay, Fred, Dalot, Pereira, Lukaku, Rashford
