Manchester United have been plunged into a fresh wave of drama ahead of their Champions League clash with Valencia at Old Trafford on Tuesday night.
The Red Devils were beaten 3-1 by West Ham at the weekend with Alexis Sanchez completely dropped from the squad despite travelling to the London Stadium.
Reports suggest Sanchez was furious with Jose Mourinho’s decision, but like the Paul Pogba saga, it is not expected to be the end for the Chilean star.
Sanchez is likely to return, fully rested, to the starting line-up to face Valencia on the left side of the front three.
Jesse Lingard was also dropped for the West Ham game but is set to start on the right flank with Romelu Lukaku leading the way down the middle.
Marcus Rashford scored at the weekend but it may not be enough to secure his place in the line-up.
Pogba will continue to start in the midfield, with Mourinho’s relationship with Sanchez taking centre stage ahead of drama with the Frenchman.
United lined up with a back three on Saturday but are likely to return to a standard back four in the Champions League game.
Chris Smalling and Victor Lindelof showed glimpses of a good partnership earlier in the season and are likely to start together again despite the latter picking up a minor knock.
Mourinho will know he faces a huge task to get his team back on track, but another successful result in Europe could go a long way towards calming the storm.
Here is Manchester United’s probable line up
Predicted Manchester United line up vs Valencia
(4-3-3) De Gea; Valencia, Smalling, Lindelof, Shaw; Fellaini, Matic, Pogba; Lingard, Lukaku, Sanchez.