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Louis van Gaal has included Manchester United academy striker Marcus Rashford in his 18-man squad for tonight's Europa League tie against Midtjylland.

Rashford, 18, was included in the matchday squads at Watford and Leicester but is yet to make his debut. Fourth-choice goalkeeper Joel Pereira has also earned his first-team squad promotion after he missed Monday's FA Cup tie at Shrewsbury due to being cup-tied.

Marcos Rojo is also back in the matchday squad after spending three months on the sidelines, however United will be without another two defenders.

Both Chris Smalling and Cameron Borthwick-Jackson are out injured, which could leave United with a severely inexperienced back four.

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Joe Riley, who made his debut as a substitute against Shrewsbury on Monday, could replace Borthwick-Jackson at left-back. Van Gaal said Rojo could play a maximum of 20 minutes against the Danish minnows.

Watch Juan Mata preview the Midtjylland tie:

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United squad: Romero, Joel Pereira, Love, Varela, Poole, Rojo, Blind, McNair, Riley, Herrera, Schneiderlin, Carrick, Lingard, Mata, Andreas Pereira, Memphis, Martial, Rashford.