Ander Herrera dropped for Manchester United’s Europa League clash with Anderlecht despite starring against Chelsea

ANDER HERRERA was rested for Manchester United’s massive Europa League clash with Anderlecht by Jose Mourinho on Thursday night.

The Spain ace had a fine game in the 2-0 Premier League win over Chelsea on Sunday, dominating Blues star Eden Hazard and scoring the second.

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But he was only offered a place on the United bench for the home clash as Paul Pogba, Michael Carrick and Henrikh Mkhitaryan were picked ahead of him.

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Man United boss Mourinho said: “It is impossible for Herrera to play every match unless you are the only centre backs we have in the team.

“Mentally we played against the leaders and it is important to have a bit of rotation.

“Sunday we have another important match against a fresh team.

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“He is fit and is on the bench. We might need him to help us.”

United travel to Burnley on Sunday where they will continue their fight to finish in the top four ahead of Manchester City.