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Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho hinted at aspects of his team in their 2-0 defeat to Arsenal on Sunday by dropping Antonio Valencia, Paul Pogba, Daley Blind, Marcus Rashford and Jesse Lingard.
Marouane Fellaini may also come back into the side given his domestic suspension next weekend.
Considering Henrikh Mkhitaryan only played 61 minutes and Anthony Martial played the full match against Arsenal, you'd suspect the former starts on Thursday.

Celta Vigo
Giuseppe Rossi is the only long-term absentee for Celta Vigo, who rested most of their first team in the 3-0 defeat away to Malaga on Sunday night with one eye on this fixture.

Match Facts

There have been under 2.5 goals scored in Man Utd's last 6 games (UEFA Europa League). Under 2.5 Goals
Man Utd are undefeated in their last 9 matches (UEFA Europa League). Man Utd W/D

Prediction

Manchester United carry a slender 1-0 advantage into the return leg of their Europa League semi-final clash with Celta Vigo after a Marcus Rashford striker earned them a valuable away goal in Spain. Their 25-match unbeaten run in the Premier League came to an end at the weekend but Jose Mourinho rested his key man for this clash.

Celta Vigo disappointed in the first leg but are still in the tie. Their form has really declined since progressing to this stage of the competition, though, and that will be a concern for the Spanish side. They have lost five in a row coming into Thursday's match and haven't even scored in their last three.

The Spanish side did manage to overturn a 1-0 home deficit when they overcame Shakhtar Donetsk earlier in the competition with a 2-0 win away in Ukraine, so all is not lost. However, United have never lost a UEFA two-legged tie after winning the first leg away from home and given Mourinho has put all his eggs in one basket to win this competition, the home side really have to win.