Manchester United are in second place in the Premier League and are top of their Champions League group as we pass the middle of October and hurtle towards the notoriously jam-packed festive period. Up next for the Red Devils though, is their biggest test yet, in the shape of an away trip to Benfica.
The Red Devils flew out to Lisbon on Monday to prepare for the game against the Liga NOS side, and the full travelling squad is as follows:
Goalkeepers: David de Gea, Sergio Romero, Joel Pereira
Defenders: Victor Lindelof, Antonio Valencia, Luke Shaw, Chris Smalling, Matteo Darmian, Axel Tuanzebe, Phil Jones, Marcos Rojo, Ashley Young
Midfielders: Jesse Lingard, Nemanja Matic, Henrikh Mkhitaryan, Juan Mata, Ander Herrera, Scott McTominay
Forwards: Marcus Rashford, Anthony Martial, Romelu Lukaku
Paul Pogba, Michael Carrick and Zlatan Ibrahimovic, all long-term absentees, are still unavailable, as is Marouane Fellaini.
You’ll notice however, that Marcos Rojo is among the United squad for the first time since suffering a ligament injury last season, and although it is highly unlikely that he plays against Benfica, it is certainly a huge boost to Mourinho that he is back in the mix.
United play Benfica at 19:45 on Wednesday night.
