Manchester United have a few selection dilemmas entering Tuesday night’s Champions League game away at Paris Saint-Germain.
It is made both easier and harder by the naming of a 21-man squad.
New signing Edinson Cavani has not travelled, having had just two training sessions.
Alex Telles and Facundo Pellistri have made the squad, along with Donny van de Beek.
The MEN named the 21 man squad: De Gea, Henderson, Wan-Bissaka, Fosu Mensah, Tuanzebe, Lindelof, Shaw, Telles, Williams, Pogba, McTominay, Fernandes, Fred, Matic, Van de Beek, Pellistri, James, Mata, Rashford, Martial, Ighalo
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Apart from Edinson Cavani, there are three big omissions. Including Mason Greenwood who did not feature at the weekend.
The real issue is in defence, with Harry Maguire and Eric Bailly not included.
This leaves Victor Lindelof as the only player available who has started at centre-back for United this season.
Axel Tuanzebe is an option but he has not played a first team game in 2020. Throwing him in against Kylian Mbappe and Neymar would be a big call.
Marcos Rojo, seen in training, is ineligible for the Champions League.
Luke Shaw, Timothy Fosu-Mensah and even Scott McTominay are alternatives. It is a big dilemma for Solskjaer to have to solve ahead of the Champions League opener.
The manager is due to hold a press conference around 6pm, in which he will clarify his selection issues. It is a small possibility Maguire or Bailly or Greenwood could still travel separately.
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