Manchester United will be without suspended defender Eric Bailly for their Europa League last-16 first leg tie against FC Rostov in Russia.

Bailly was sent off in the previous round against Saint-Etienne, while captain Wayne Rooney and full-back Luke Shaw miss out after being left at home.

Midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan could return after a hamstring injury.

The Russian side will be without goalkeeper Soslan Dzhanayev but have an otherwise fully fit squad.

United face a difficult 2,100 mile trip against a side who after fifth in their domestic league and have lost at home just once in their last seven European games.

Rostov go into the match on the back of a superb 6-0 victory at the weekend, while the Red Devils drew 1-1 against 10-man Bournemouth.

Manager Jose Mourinho said: “It is a bad draw in every aspect. It is far, it is difficult and comes in a bad period for us.

“It is difficult because they are a very difficult team. They had a very good Champions League campaign.”

The Portuguese boss also criticised the condition of the pitch at the Olimp-2, which has a capacity of 15,000.

Source: bbc.co.uk

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