Amorim made sweeping changes to his side for Sunday’s Premier League defeat to Brentford with youngsters Tyler Fredricson, Harry Amass and Chido Obi starting. Fernandes, Casemiro, Noussair Mazraoui, Andre Onana and Rasmus Hojlund were rested but there was one fresh casualty with Matthijs de Ligt forced off in the first-half.

Manchester United will welcome Athletic Bilbao to Old Trafford for the second leg of their Europa League semi-final on Thursday evening. United are in an excellent position to reach the final after a brace from Bruno Fernandes and a Casemiro goal secured a 3-0 win in the first leg in Northern Spain last week.

Manchester United are halfway through to a Europa League final showdown with (presumably) Tottenham Hotspur after an unexpected 3-0 victory away to 10-man Athletic Bilbao in the first leg of the semifinals on Thursday.