Lyon name travelling squad

The French side head into the Europa League quarter-final second leg at Old Trafford with the tie in the balance, after a 2-2 draw last week.

Fofana, a highly rated Belgium international, has hit 10 goals for Les Gones this term, including six in Europe, but suffered a knee injury against Le Havre a month ago.

However, he has trained in advance of the 20:00 BST kick-off, and is part of the group flying to the north west of England.

Ghana international Ernest Nuamah is still absent, though, after undergoing surgery on an anterior-cruciate knee problem.

Young striker Alejandro Gomes Rodriguez has not made the trip, despite being in a Europa League matchday squad for the first time last Thursday.

Former Reds midfielder Nemanja Matic is included, after being an unused substitute in the first leg, as a 21-man squad is available for coach Paulo Fonseca to choose from.

During his press conference, the Lyon boss admitted that, although Fofana has made the flight, the winger is not fit enough to play the full 90 minutes.

"We're playing here at Old Trafford against a great team that has the same ambitions as us," he said. "It will be a decisive match for United's season.

"We want to play well in this game and have the chance to win, but we know it will be difficult.

"I expect to face the best Manchester United, with the best players. As Ruben [Amorim] said, it's a difficult moment for United but, tomorrow, they will have a super-motivated team."

LYON'S 21-MAN SQUAD

Lucas Perri, Remy Descamps, Lassine Diarra; Vinicius Abner, Duje Caleta-Car, Sael Kumbedi, Ainsley Maitland-Niles, Clinton Mata, Moussa Niakhate, Warmed Omari, Nicolas Tagliafico; Paul Akouokou, Thiago Almada, Nemanja Matic, Tanner Tessmann, Corentin Tolisso, Jordan Veretout; Rayan Cherki, Malick Fofana, Alexandre Lacazette, Georges Mikautadze.