MANCHESTER UNITED gathered at the Crowne Plaza Hotel on Wednesday before a banana skin Carabao Cup tie with Colchester.
The League Two side have already knocked out Tottenham and Crystal Palace en route to a quarter-final trip to Old Trafford.
Young striker Greenwood wrapped up warm on the December afternoonCredit: Eamonn and James Clarke
Marcus Rashford, joined by Jesse Lingard when arriving, may be restedCredit: Eamonn and James Clarke
Nemanja Matic and Andreas Pereira are pushing for startsCredit: Eamonn and James Clarke
Despite the threat of an embarrassing night, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is set to rotate his side for the 8pm kick-off.
Mason Greenwood should earn a start having scored the equaliser against Everton on the weekend.
Phil Jones, Juan Mata and Ashley Young were also pictured arriving at the hotel as they push for a chance to impress.
Diogo Dalot and Angel Gomes are not expected to feature having not appeared with their team-mates.
Also missing were Paul Pogba, Marcos Rojo, Eric Bailly and Timothy Fosu-Mensah.
The city’s Crowne Plaza became United’s new pre-match venue for midweek games last month.
Solskjaer’s assistant Michael Carrick arrived at the hotelCredit: Eamonn and James Clarke
Ashley Young was on the bench on the weekendCredit: Eamonn and James Clarke
The out-of-sorts Anthony Martial could do with a goal tonightCredit: Eamonn and James Clarke
Traffic problems affected their journeys from the Lowry earlier in the campaign and prompted a travel rethink.
Colchester meanwhile are undertaking a 500-mile round trip coach journey from Essex to Manchester on Wednesday.
The U’s prepared for the quarter-final with a 2-2 draw against Scunthorpe on Saturday, coming from two goals down at Glanford Park.
Phil Jones has been largely unused this seasonCredit: Eamonn and James Clarke
Juan Mata didn’t even make the squad versus EvertonCredit: Eamonn and James Clarke
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Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
