Ipswich manager Mick McCarthy hopes his side will draw inspiration from playing at Old Trafford in the Capital One Cup on Wednesday night and not be frightened at the thought of taking on Manchester United.
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A seething Van Gaal fined Rojo £140,000 when he failed to join-up with the squad after failing to renew his passport.
United face Ipswich with Van Gaal preparing to field a strong team, rather than turn to youngsters such as James Wilson and Jesse Lingard.
Form guide: United are second in the Barclays Premier League table after bouncing back from the Champions League setback in Eindhoven by winning 3-2 at Southampton on Sunday.
Adnan Januzaj has been shipped out to Borussia Dortmund, while Pereira remains at Old Trafford and the fact that he did not feature in United’s U21 victory over Everton on Monday suggests he could get a prominent role on Wednesday.
But Ipswich Town, who have made a decent start to their Championship campaign, will provide a stern test for whichever Reds XI takes to the field this week. “Luke Shaw is of course not available, but Marcos Rojo is not ready to play”. But that doesn’t mean he can’t rotate his squad because there are some players who need a game.
“Unfortunately for Louis, one of you [the media] will have asked him “do you think Mick McCarthy’s job will be under pressure if they lose?’ And he will have said ‘well if we win, it probably will because they will be out of the World Cup” so he will have just answered it honestly”.
Antonio Valencia came on for the off colour Matteo Darmian at Southampton and certainly needs to get game time under his belt.
Although touted as a natural central midfielder by many of those who watched him rise through the ranks at Gretsy Road, it is Powell’s goal-scoring feats that have garnered him his most memorable moments and stints so far.
Nick Powell returned to United after just three appearances for Leicester last season.
He added: “It will be a sharp reminder of what I would like to be doing which is to be managing in the Premier League and for the players, let’s hope it is an incentive for them for the rest of the season”.
Sean Goss in action against Manchester City.
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United host Championship outfit Ipswich and the 19-year-old ill be looking to get some first-team action under his belt after a progressive pre-season on the tour of the United States.
