He may be a substitute again, but Manchester United's record goalscorer Wayne Rooney looks in good spirits, sharing a joke with Daley Blind in the warm-up.

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Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho on absent players:  "They're not important, the important ones are the ones that are ready to play, that's the way we have to think.

"We cannot be here crying or thinking about the players who are not available to play. You know what happened in the English national team with  Smalling and Jones,  we know that we have also Pogba injured.

"But I repeat they're not important, the important ones are the players that are ready to play, I trust and are going to fight for us."

Injuries and suspensions mean Manchester United have had to shuffle their pack for this game.

Eric Bailly and Marcos Rojo form the centre-back pairing, while Jesse Lingard and Anthony Martial also get starts.

Despite the problems, there is still no space for Wayne Rooney, who is on the bench.

Man Utd XI: De Gea, Valencia, Bailly, Rojo, Young, Carrick, Fellaini, Mkhitaryan, Lingard, Martial, Rashford.

Former United players Ben Foster, Jonny Evans and captain Darren Fletcher all start for West Brom. Hal Robson-Kanu leads the line.

Want to feel old? Rekeem Harper is on the bench for the Baggies. If he comes on, he will be the first player born in the 21st century to play in Premier League. 

West Brom XI: Foster, Dawson, McAuley, Evans, Nyom, Livermore, Fletcher, Brunt, Chadli, McClean, Robson-Kanu.

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Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Ander Herrera, Juan Mata, Chris Smalling, Phil Jones, Paul Pogba.

Such is Manchester United's absentee list at the moment you could make a BBC TV series about it.

But their 18-game Premier League unbeaten run will be severely tested today against West Brom.

The Baggies have a decent recent record against the Red Devils.