MOURINHO BACKS TEAM SPIRIT AHEAD OF EUROPA CLASH

Wayne Rooney knows it already and Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Paul Pogba have been warned by manager Jose Mourinho that no player is "untouchable" at Manchester United.

During Mourinho's trophy-laden first spell at Chelsea from 200407 the likes of Frank Lampard, John Terry, Didier Drogba and Claude Makelele became almost undroppable. Times have changed, however, and Mourinho says no one in the United dressing room can assume such status.

Speaking ahead of United's home Europa League clash with Turkish side Fenerbahce on Thursday, Mourinho said the only untouchable presence in the United dressing room cost not a single penny.

"Untouchable now has to be the team spirit and the commitment and pride, the commitment to the club, respect to the fans, that has to be untouchable not players," Mourinho told reporters on Wednesday.

Club skipper Rooney has not started for nearly a month while world record signing Pogba is yet to hit his stride. Only Ibrahimovic, David De Gea, Eric Bailly and Antonio Valencia have started all of United's eight Premier League games so far.

"(At Chelsea) that was 11 years ago. It's a different Premier league, different situation, (Chelsea) were the best team by far, that's a different story," Mourinho said.