The Courier & Advertiser (Perth and Perthshire Edition)

Red Devils miss keeper De Gea for last-32 clash

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David de Gea will miss MANCHESTER

UNITED’S Europa League last-32 clash with FC Midtjyllan­d tonight.

The Spain goal keeper is absent with a knee injury sustained in the warm-up ahead of the first leg in Denmark – United lost2-1 – while Chris Smalling will be assessed after sustaining a knock colliding with an advertisin­g hoarding at Shrewsbury.

Cameron Borthwick-Jackson and Will Keane are other doubts after sustaining knocks in Monday’s FA Cup tie, while Antonio Valencia and Adnan Januzaj trained with the squad on the eve of the game but will miss out.

Scot Donald Love comes back into contention, but Wayne Rooney, Marouane Fellaini and Matteo Darmian are out, as are Phil Jones, Luke Shaw, Ashley Young and Bastian Schweinste­iger.

LIVERPOOL defender Dejan Lovren is a doubt with illness for the visit of Augsburg.

The Croatian trained earlier this week but then fell sick and it remains to be seen how he recovers.

Fellow centre-back Martin Skrtel and midfielder Joe Allen are both out as Jurg en Kl opp’ s men look to progress after a goalless first leg. Harry Kane will miss

TOTTENHAM’S second leg against Fiorentina as the striker recover sf roma broken nose.

Kane had an operation yesterday and will sit out the clash at White Hart Lane – the first leg ended 1-1 – but he is expected to return for the Premier League clash at home to Swansea on Sunday.

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