'Common sense' to rest Man Utd seniors for Astana trip - Solskjaer


  • Football
  • Wednesday, 27 Nov 2019

Soccer Football - Europa League - Manchester United Press Conference - Astana Arena, Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan - November 27, 2019 Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer during the press conference REUTERS/Pavel Mikheyev

(Reuters) - Manchester United's Europa League match at Astana is the ideal opportunity for the Premier League club to field youngsters in a top level game as they have already qualified for the knockout stages, manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer said on Wednesday.

With 10 points from four games, Group L leaders United are assured of a place in the last-32 and Solskjaer said it was "common sense" to rest most of their senior players while a number of youngsters expected to make their senior debut.

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