Man Utd v St Etienne: Zlatan Ibrahimovic to be rested for Europa League tie Football Sport – WBNews

That is the prediction of former Arsenal forward-turned-pundit Charlie Nicholas. Manchester United take on St Etienne in the first leg of their last-32 clash as Jose Mourinho’s team look to make the most of their home advantage. A busy 10 days for the Red Devils sees Mourinho’s men take on Blackburn in the FA Cup followed by a trip to St Etienne for the return leg, before their EFL Cup final against Southampton on February 26. Mourinho is likely to rotate his squad to juggle all three competitions and Nicholas believes now is the time for Martial to prove his worth. GETTY Charlie Nicholas reckons Zlatan Ibrahimovic could be rested tonight Thu, February 16, 2017 Manchester United have arrived at the Lowry Hotel ahead of their Europa League clash with Saint-Etienne at Old Trafford this evening (8.05pm) Eamonn and James Clarke 1 of 20 Manchester United arrive at the Lowry ahead of their clash with Saint-Etienne GETTY Jose Mourinho’s Manchester United host St Etienne in the Europa League tonight I think Zlatan Ibrahimovic will get a rest and he’ll bring in Marcus Rashford to join Juan Mata, who has been so important recently, and give Anthony Martial another chance to impress Charlie Nicholas Marcus Rashford, who has also found game time hard to come by this season, could also be given the chance to impress with 35-year-old Zlatan Ibrahimovic rested. “This is an awkward one for United because Jose Mourinho is chasing the EFL Cup on February 26 and will…more detail