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- Updated: October 19, 2016
Jose Mourinho insists no player at Manchester United is “untouchable” and refused to confirm whether captain Wayne Rooney would return to the starting line-up against Fenerbahce.
Mourinho has used the term in the past, including for his 2005/06 Chelsea title-winning side, to describe a select group of players that cannot be dropped because of the level of their performances.
But ahead of Thursday’s Europa League tie at Old Trafford, the United manager said: “That was 11 years ago – different Premiership, different situation.
“I think untouchable in our team has to be the spirit, the commitment, the pride, the respect to the fans. That has to be untouchable, but not players.”
Rooney has endured a difficult start to the season and has been left on the substitutes’ bench for the previous four matches by Mourinho.
The 30-year-old England …
