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Man United arrive in London without Juan Mata: Could Henrikh Mkhitaryan replace him?
MANCHESTER UNITED have arrived in London ahead of tomorrow's EFL Cup final against Southampton.
Juan Mata: Manchester United needs to win
The 21-man squad left Stockport train station earlier this afternoon and alighted at London Euston.
But Juan Mata was not pictured among the players who left Manchester.
We've arrived in London ahead of Sunday's #EFLCup final. Let's do this! #MUFC pic.twitter.com/g9mG7l3Aau
— Manchester United (@ManUtd) February 25, 2017
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— Henrikh Mkhitaryan (@HenrikhMkh) February 25, 2017
Exciting task tomorrow! Come on @ManUtd ! #EFLCup Final pic.twitter.com/SCy7U0i8Xt
The Spaniard was expected to start at Wembley after an impressive few weeks but his absence has sparked speculation that he will not play a part.
However Henrikh Mkhitaryan was with the squad despite Jose Mourinho ruling himself out of Sunday's clash with hamstring injury.
Manchester United's Juan Mata celebrates
And the Armenian tweeted a picture of himself in United training and wrote: "Exciting task tomorrow! Come on."
Wayne Rooney, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Paul Pogba and David De Gea were all present.
While fringe players Timothy Fosu-Mensah, Axel Tuanzebe, Kieran O'Hara were also among the travelling party.
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