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Man United v Stoke teams: Mourinho sticks with winning formula, surprise Stoke starter
JOSE MOURINHO has decided to stick with the same side that beat Leicester
Manchester United vs Stoke - Premier League match preview
Rooney was benched against Leicester and Mourinho has chosen to keep his captain out of the startin XI for the third game in a row.
Luke Shaw is still suffering from an illness so misses out while Henrik Mkhitaryan misses out.
Jose Mourinho has named Wayne Rooney on the bench again
Wilfried Bony will be hoping to get one over his parent club's rivals alongside Marko Arnautovic and Xherdan Shaqiri.
Joe Allen starts despite not training all week while Lee Grant keeps his place in goal with Shay Given on the bench.
United: De Gea, Valencia, Bailly, Smalling, Blind, Pogba, Herrera, Lingard, Mata, Rashford, Ibrahimovic.
Subs: Romero, Darmian, Carrick, Fellaini, Martial, Memphis, Rooney.
Stoke: Grant, Johnson, Shawcross, Martins Indi, Pieters, Cameron, Whelan, Allen, Shaqiri, Bony, Arnautovic.
Subs: Givenm Bardsley, Adam, Diouf, Walters, Crouch, Bojan.
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