Wayne Rooney left out of Manchester United squad for Feyenoord clashSeptember 15, 2016 - 14:22 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Striker Wayne Rooney has been left out of Manchester United's 20-man squad for Thursday, September 15's Europa League tie in Rotterdam against Dutch side Feyenoord, BBC Sport reports. Despite training on Wednesday, the 30-year-old captain will miss the club's European opener, as will Luke Shaw, Antonio Valencia and Jesse Lingard. Manager Jose Mourinho said Rooney had been rested in advance of Sunday's Premier League trip to Watford. Phil Jones is also absent after suffering lateral knee ligament damage. The injury could sideline the defender for up to a month. "Wayne has played every game since the start of the season," said Mourinho of his decision to leave his captain in Manchester for the Group A opener. "He has also played 90 minutes for England and he played 90 minutes last weekend and I want him to be fresh for the next match. In the position he plays, I have lots of solutions." The former Chelsea and Real Madrid manager admitted the Europa League was not a competition the club wanted to be in, but said it was one they would aim to win, BBC says. "It's not the big dream of every big player, but we are not in the Champions League," added the Portuguese. "We have to look at it with respect. I think we want to do well in the competition and for a club of our dimension to do well is not to be out in the group phase." It was earlier reported that Henrikh Mkhitaryan will also miss the game against Feyenoord. Top stories Armenian gymnast, Olympic bronze medalist Artur Davtyan has reached the finals of the World Cup. Gor Manvelyan has denied reports alleging that he has expressed a desire to one day play for the French national team. Roma midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan is not considering FC Spartak Moscow as his next haven, according to fresh reports. 10 Armenian lifters will compete in the 2021 World Championships scheduled to be held from 7 to 17 December in Tashkent. Partner news | Blinken urges Azerbaijan to continue negotiations with Armenia Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken has urged Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev to continue negotiations with Armenia. Pashinyan, Blinken talk Armenia-U.S. ties over the phone Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had a phone conversation with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on April 28, Pashinyan’s office reports. Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. Azerbaijan must respect human rights, Scholz tells Aliyev German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for greater respect for human rights in Azerbaijan. |