FA Cup
Jan 29, 2017 4.00pm
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HT : 1 0
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  • Marouane Fellaini 44' goal
  • Chris Smalling 57' goal
  • Henrikh Mkhitaryan 74' goal
  • Bastian Schweinsteiger 81' goal
  • yellowcard Dan Burn 55'

Team News: Bastian Schweinsteiger, Wayne Rooney start for Manchester United in FA Cup

Schweinsteiger, Rooney start for United

Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho has rung the changes for this afternoon's FA Cup clash with Wigan Athletic at Old Trafford.

Bastian Schweinsteiger has been handed a rare opportunity in midfield, while left-back Luke Shaw has been given his first start since November.

Meanwhile, youngster Timothy Fosu-Mensah has also been given the chance to shine, with captain Wayne Rooney leading the attack.

Mourinho has made nine changes in all, with Chris Smalling and Marcos Rojo the only players retained from the League Cup win over Hull City in midweek.

Wigan are unchanged from their 2-1 win over Brentford last weekend, naming Will Grigg up front as a lone striker, playing off advanced midfielder Max Power.

Manchester United: Romero; Fosu-Mensah, Smalling, Rojo, Shaw; Fellaini, Schweinsteiger, Mkhitaryan, Mata, Martial; Rooney Subs: Pereira, Blind, Tuanzebe, Herrera, Young, Ibrahimovic, Rashford

Wigan Athletic: Haugaard; Connolly, Buxton, Burn, Warnock; Power, Morsy, MacDonald, Perkins, Jacobs; Grigg Subs: Jaaskelainen, James, Kellett, Tunnicliffe, Morgan, Wildschut, Browne

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