RUBEN AMORIM has been forced to sanction a depleted 18-man squad for Manchester United’s Europa League crunch clash against Real Sociedad.
A tiny travelling cohort – made of THREE goalkeepers – volition marque the travel to Spain to face Sociedad successful the first-leg of their last-16 necktie connected Thursday.
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AlamyAccording to Uefa, teams tin sanction up to 23 players to a matchday squad for Europa League games.
But United’s wounded situation has forced conscionable 18 players to marque the travel to Sociedad.
With 3 keepers included: Andre Onana, Dermot Mee and Elyh Harrison, Amorim tin lone telephone connected 15 outfield stars.
It means a archetypal European squad telephone up for Mee, 22, who was included connected the seat successful the Prem for the archetypal clip against Everton past month.
Harry Maguire and Manuel Ugarte are the latest stars to person been ruled retired of Thursday night’s clash.
The nine has described them arsenic some having picked up “minor knocks” successful their FA Cup punishment shootout decision against Fulham connected Sunday.
Eyebrows were raised erstwhile Maguire – who usually takes a punishment successful shootouts – was replaced by winter signing Ayden Heaven astatine the extremity of mean clip against the Cottagers astatine Old Trafford.
Likewise, Ugarte was subbed disconnected for Alejandro Garnacho successful the 53rd minute, but that was apt a tactical decision.
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With 9 first-team regulars already unavailable, the Red Devils are present without arsenic galore arsenic 12 players against Sociedad.
Amorim can’t telephone connected 17-year-old striker Chido Obi, who has came disconnected the seat connected aggregate occasions successful caller weeks.
United's travelling squad vs Sociedad
Goalkeepers: Andre Onana Dermot Mee, Elyh Harrison
Defenders: Harry Amass, Diogo Dalot, Matthijs de Ligt, Patrick Chinazaekpere Dorgu, Ayden Heaven, Victor Lindelof, Noussair Mazraoui, Leny Yoro
Midfielders: Casemiro, Toby Collyer, Christian Eriksen, Bruno Fernandes
Forwards: Alejandro Garnacho, Rasmus Hojlund, Joshua Zirkzee
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RexObi was not registered erstwhile the club submitted the squad due to the fact that helium was not considered portion of the first-team.
The talented teen has not been with the nine agelong capable to beryllium eligible for the B-list, having arrived from Arsenal in the summer.
Fellow January signings Heaven and wing-back Patrick Dorgu were submitted successful time, though.
Altay Bayindir, Tom Heaton, Jonny Evans, Lisandro Martinez, Luke Shaw, Kobbie Mainoo, Mason Mount and Amad Diallo are each retired injured.
For Sociedad, they excessively volition beryllium without immoderate cardinal players erstwhile they invited the Reds connected Thursday.
Alvaro Odriozola, Arsen Zakharyan, Jon Pacheco and Luka Sucic all missed their 4-0 decision to Barcelona successful La Liga connected Sunday.
AlamyThe news that Maguire and Ugarte are unavailable has fans fearing the worst.
One said: “Casemiro against Sociedad and we’re cooked.”
One fumed: “No Maguire and Ugarte connected Thursday. That volition beryllium different nonaccomplishment sadly.”
Another raged: “Seriously! This is getting ridiculous.”
A 4th added: “That does mean Heaven oregon Victor Lindelof volition commencement astatine the back? 
”
There was besides immoderate affirmative news for Amorim however.
Young midfielder Toby Collyer is back, though, and flies to Spain with the remainder of the party.
Collyer has been absent since January, erstwhile United past played successful the Europa League arsenic they progressed past FCSB.
The Europa League is United’s last accidental for silverware this season.
Despite their worst-ever tally successful the Prem, the Red Devils were the lone broadside crossed the Champions League and Europa League to spell unbeaten successful the league phase.
With Amorim’s broadside 14th successful the Prem, the nine volition request to triumph it successful bid to suffice for next season’s competition.
Man Utd ratings vs Fulham
MANCHESTER UNITED crashed retired the FA Cup connected penalties against Fulham.
Victor Lindelof and Joshua Zirkzee had mediocre spot-kicks saved arsenic the Red Devils slipped to their sixth location decision nether Ruben Amorim.
Fulham broke the deadlock connected the changeable of half-time with a well-worked corner.
Antonee Robinson darted to the adjacent station and flicked it onto Calvin Bassey who directed his header into the bottommost country brilliantly.
Just arsenic United’s frustrations were brewing, Bruno Fernandes was the saviour yet again.
He picked up Diogo Dalot’s cleanable chopped backmost and fired it beyond the agelong of Bernd Leno.
United had chances towards the extremity of the second-half, with subs Alejandro Garnacho and Chido Obi incapable to finish.
There was thing to abstracted the sides successful extra-time and penalties were needed.
Despite well-taken kicks from Fernandes, Diogo Dalot and Casemiro, Lindelof and Zirkzee woefully fired straight astatine Fulham leader Leno.
But which Man Utd players could clasp their heads up and which flopped?
Here, SunSport’s Ken Lawrence reveals his subordinate ratings.
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