Who will Mourinho call upon first? Mata, Martial, Lingard, Carrick, Rashford and Valencia are on the bench awaiting the manager's signal.

FC Copenhagen lead Ajax 2-1, with Cardiff City flop Andreas Cornelius putting the Danish side ahead in the 59th minute.

Ricky Lee Everett‏: All that hard work thrown away buy some Sunday League defending.

Dharma Djojonegoro‏: What was Jones thinking? 

Jose Mourinho will not be happy with the work - or lack of it - of his defenders for Rostov's equaliser. They conceded two after going 2-0 ahead in the EFL Cup final before failing to hang on against Bournemouth. They've done it again in Russia.

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The crowd was already making a din before that goal but the decibel levels have gone up a notch or two.

First time shot by Ashley Young from the edge of the box. It flashes just wide.

The temperatures are plummeting in Rostov-on-Don but United are just warming up. Jose Mourinho has come here with a game plan which his players are executing. Sergio Romero has hardly had a save to make.

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United are going for a second. Great work by Ashley Young out wide leads to a chance for Zlatan Ibrahimovic who creates space for himself outside the area before letting fly. It's high and wide.

Will United shut up shop in the second half or go for a second?

We're back under way.

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BBC Radio 5 live

More from ex-LA Galaxy general manager Alexi Lalas: "The pitch, I think, to Zlatan Ibrahimovic is not just that you get to come to Major League Soccer and they’ll pay you a lot of money, it’s also that you get to expand that brand in a market that continues to get bigger and bigger.

"And there’s a lifestyle issue that is very very attractive to people and the opportunity for him to come into this market in North America and just inject that Zlatan brand to a public that, while many soccer people know, the people outsider of soccer maybe don’t know. 

"And that can be very attractive to people that are concerned and cultivate a brand."

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onsideVIEW: Thoroughbred horses win in all conditions. 

Luke: Time to stop with the playing surface. It is no worse than the awful pitch at Old Trafford a few years ago. 

Storm Jarvis May: What's with all the pitch complaints? These players are paid enough to just get on with it, regardless of surface. 

Former LA Galaxy general manager Alexi Lalas has been talking to BBC Radio 5 live about the club being linked to Manchester United striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic.

"I think they do have a chance. And whether it’s this summer or maybe a year from now I still think there’s going to be interest. 

"The David Beckham thing didn’t happen overnight - there was a relationship that was fostered and cultivated over the years and then when that perfect moment came they were ready to act, not just with the money but with the entire package which was appealing."

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Josh Earl: Job done in the first half, now just play sensible and keep everyone fit for Monday.

Duncan: No one in the world comes close to Fellaini when we're talking about chest control. His only world class aspect.

Paul Iummis: I've been a big critic of his for years, but that goal was made by some fantastic play by Fellaini.

So far so good for Manchester United.

Two additional minutes.

Terrible late challenge by Aleksandr Bukharov on Marcos Rojo has the referee reaching for another yellow. Rojo slowly picks himself up and is able to continue but he'll still be feeling that in the morning.

This is turning into an excellent half for United.

They have the away goal and the lead while there have been no casualties on a shocking playing surface. 

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Ajax are now level in Copenhagen, with 19-year-old Kasper Dolberg scoring his 15th goal of the season.

They are the first team to score a goal in an away game against Copenhagen since Aalborg BK in August - 201 days ago.