Rooney and Martial out of Man United trip to Watford

“The objective of the challenge was the ball and not the leg, but we have all seen the tackle and he didn’t just get the ball”. Rooney is ill and illness is a matter of days, not weeks.

“Firstly, he was fed up with the daily routine”. Jones and Herrera are not available, I think, for Wednesday. “Maybe he surprises me”.

Herrera went off soon after because of an apparent hamstring strain and was replaced by Rojo, who slotted in at center back as Van Gaal switched to a 3-5-2 formation.

That came as a boost to England manager Roy Hodgson, who has not given up hope of taking the left-back to Euro 2016.

Former United defender Neville believes Van Gaal won’t be underestimating the Foxes after the Dutchman’s Red Devils side lost 5-3 in the fixture last season.

“You have to be very cautious”.

Six months ago, Dele Alli was playing League One football for MK Dons, but the midfielder did not struggle for one moment on his full global debut at Wembley.

After a hosts of injuries, Memphis was thrust into the role of striker on Saturday and he took only eleven minutes to open the scoring with a lovely volleyed finish from close range.

Van Gaal was not happy with Moreno after the match in his homeland.

“We didn’t play so good offensively”. Gaal fielded three of United’s reserves players.

With Rooney out and James Wilson unable to play 90 minutes due to a lack of fitness, Van Gaal’s options up front have been completely exhausted. “It was not his goal (to injure Shaw)”.

United have recovered well from Champions League matchday one defeat in Eindhoven and now lead Group B by a single point from Wednesday’s opponents and Wolfsburg.

Rooney missed the Watford tie due to illness, while Martial picked up an injury while on global duty with France.

“It is always a decision of the manager”.

“I only saw him the day after he played then he was at home yesterday so I think he can’t play (against Watford)’. That is the same procedure every match”.

United’s injury list has continued to grow, with Phil Jones and Ander Herrera likely unavailable for Wednesday’s match.

Deeney thought he had snatched a draw when he cancelled out Memphis Depay’s opener with an 87th-minute penalty, but the Hornets captain undid his good work by bundling in Bastian Schweinsteiger’s shot-cum-cross minutes later.