Manchester United will face Chelsea on Monday in the fifth round of the FA Cup without Jesse Lingard and Anthony Martial due to injury.
There was also no sign of defender Phil Jones as the squad headed down to the capital. Antonio Valencia, Marcos Rojo and Matteo Darmian were also absent.
However, United’s caretaker manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer will still have plenty of options over how he sets his team up, and crucially he will be able to change things during the game too with youngster Tahith Chong part of the travelling squad to Stamford Bridge.
Romelu Lukaku and Alexis Sanchez flanked Jesse Lingard in United’s fourth-round win at Arsenal and they should be recalled to the XI for the game against Chelsea.
Eric Bailly is also expected to make his second start under Solskjaer alongside Chris Smalling in the defense.
Solskjaer is turning to youth up top with teenager Chong expected to feature and Paul Pogba as some advise to him and other youngsters at the club.
“I try to give my experience to the younger ones because I had the chance to play in the World Cup, I’ve played in a Champions League final and a Europa League final,” Pogba told The Sun.
“I once heard that at this club ‘there is no age’. As long as you are ready to play for the team, then let the young players go and just prove themselves.
“That’s how it is. This is Manchester United. You have the chance at this club.
“Young players can come and prove themselves, enjoy themselves and then become top, top players in the first team.”
Performances, results and the mood in the dressing room has improved since Solskjaer took over and the France international explained how the Norwegian has helped him on a personal level.
“Ole has helped me a lot, just like he’s helped all the players. He just brings this happiness, this joy, to us all,” Pogba said.