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What TV channel is Anderlecht vs Manchester United on, what time is kick off, what is the latest team news?

TUNE  in to BT Sport 2/BT Sport 2 HD for all the live action as Manchester United go to Belgium for Thursday's Europa League quarter-final date with RSC Anderlecht.

You can also listen to live coverage on talkSPORT and via the SunSport live blog.

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Jose Mourinho will welcome back Antonio ValenciaCredit: Getty Images

Winning the competition could actually be League Cup winners United's best passage to the Champions League.


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For try as they might Jose Mourinho's men are struggling to make the Premier League's top four.

Happily the United boss reported no further injuries after their 3-0 win against Sunderland at the Stadium of Light on Sunday.

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Team news

Mourinho expects to add just Antonio Valencia to the 18 on duty on Wearside.

It means United will again be without goalkeeper David de Gea, who has "a little problem" with a hip injury.

But, in any case, Mourinho has stayed loyal to Sergio Romero in the Europa League this season, so the Argentinian would probably have played anyway with De Gea set to return against Chelsea at the weekend.

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David De Gea is nursing a hip injuryCredit: Getty Images
Sergio Romero...ready to face AnderlechtCredit: Getty Images
Marcos Rojo...will line up in the centre of defenceCredit: Reuters

Injuries mean that Marcos Rojo and Eric Bailly are certain to continue in the centre of defence.

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United will have 28-goal striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic, 35,  leading the line again in the Constant Vanden Stock stadium.

The Swede opened the scoring against Sunderland and played the full 90 minutes.

Anderlecht's 28-goal hitman Lukasz Teodorczyk could be missing with a shoulder injury.

Teodorczyk’s involvement against Mourinho’s men is described as ‘uncertain’, and it’s unlikely he’ll be risked if the problem doesn’t completely clear up.

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Unlike United, the Europa League isn’t Anderlecht’s priority.

Eric Bailly...ready for defensive duties in BlegiumCredit: PA:Press Association

Having qualified for Belgium’s end of season play-off matches, Anderlecht are in a mini-league to decide who the Jupiler Pro League champions will be and manager Rene Weiler was set to make changes anyway.

 

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What time does the match kick-off?

The kick-off is at 8.05pm at the Constant Vanden Stock stadium.

 

SunSport score prediction

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The result means more to United than it does so Anderlecht.

So expect the visitors to press hard to emerge with a victory by the odd goal.

Anderlecht 1, Manchester United 2

 

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