Anthony Martial was not involved in Manchester United's open training session on Wednesday ahead of Thursday's Europa League trip to Austria.
23.02.2020 - 17:06 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer says Andreas Pereira and Jesse Lingard were simply not in his thinking for Manchester United's fixture against Watford on Sunday.
United have made six changes from the side which drew 1-1 against Club Brugge in midweek, with both Lingard and Pereira dropping out for the Premier Legaue fixture this weekend.
Solskjaer wants to see an attacking performance from his side and explained why the midfield duo were not present in the match-day squad.
"Well we picked a squad of 18
Anthony Martial was not involved in Manchester United's open training session on Wednesday ahead of Thursday's Europa League trip to Austria.
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