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Man Utd v Valencia: Hernandez starts, Luke Shaw injured and Wayne Rooney appointed captain
LOUIS VAN GAAL has handed Old Trafford outcast Javier Hernandez one final opportunity to prove his worth before the Premier League season kicks off.
Chicharito has been at the centre of intense transfer speculation throughout the summer, with Inter Milan, Juventus, Atletico Madrid and Southampton all chasing the Mexican.
However Van Gaal is clearly undecided on the future of the illustrious poacher, and needs to analyse more of the 26-year-old's credentials.
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Luke Shaw has failed to make the squad for this evenings friendly with Valencia.
His absence is understood to be the result of an injury picked up in training, and should be fit to face Swansea on Saturday.
Meanwhile Wayne Rooney has been named captain by Louis Van Gaal, and could be the biggest hint yet that the England international will wear the armband for United this season.
Man Utd: De Gea, James, Jones, Smalling, Blackett, Young, Fletcher, Ander Herrera, Mata, Rooney, Hernandez
Subs: Amos, Cleverley, Kagawa, Fellaini, Lingard, Michael Keane, Januzaj
Valencia: Diego Alves, Barragan, Vezo, Otamendi, Gaya, Parejo, Javi Fuego, Gomes, Feghouli, Alcacer, Rodrigo
Subs: Yoel, Piatti, Joao Pereira, De Paul, Guardado, Orban, Mustafi, Vinicius Araujo, Robert, Carles Gil, Domenech Jaume
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