Development chief Nicky Butt to travel to Astana with Manchester United's youthful squad for Europa League tie as first-team coaches Michael Carrick and Kieran McKenna stay at home
* Manchester United travel to Astana for a Europa League group tie on Thursday
* United have already qualified for the knockout stage of the competition
* Nineteen-year-old midfielder Dylan Levitt could be part of the travelling squad
Nicky Butt will travel with Manchester United's first team to Astana as Ole Gunnar Solskjaer puts faith in an inexperienced squad for their Europa League tie.
Promising 19-year-old Welsh midfielder Dylan Levitt and 18-year- old winger Largie Ramazani are among the travelling party which is made up predominantly from United's Under-23 squad.
And Solskjaer will lean on the extensive knowledge of head of first-team development Butt to help guide him on which youngsters gets the nod to start on Thursday.
Nicky Butt is set to travel to Astana with Manchester United for their Europa League group tie. Kieran McKenna and Michael Carrick will not travel with the coaching staff though
Teenagers Arnau Puigmal, Tedan Mengi, Di'Shon Bernard, Ethan Laird, Ethan Galbraith, D'Mani Bughail-Mellor and Max Taylor will all be among those also making the 6,000-mile round trip to chilly Kazakhstan capital Nur-Sultan as Solskjaer looks to continue the United tradition of blooding academy players in European football.
Solskjaer has the comfort of having already qualified for the knockout stages of the competition and knows United can secure top spot in the group even if they lose to Astana as they are still to face Alkmaar in their final group game at Old Trafford.
United will still have plenty of European experience in their squad with fit-again left back Luke Shaw recalled as well as Jesse Lingard and Axel Tuanzebe who came on as substitutes during Sunday's 3-3 draw at Sheffield United.
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United youngsters in the squad for Astana
Matej Kovar (19, goalkeeper) Max Taylor (19, centre back) Teden Mengi (17, centre back) DiShon Bernard (19, centre back) Ethan Laird (18, full back) Ethan Galbraith (18, def mid) Arnau Puigmal (18, midfield) Dylan Levitt (19, midfield) James Garner (18, midfield) D'Mani Bughail-Mellor (19, striker) Largie Ramazani (18, winger) Tahith Chong (19, winger) Angel Gomes (19, att mid) Mason Greenwood (18, striker)
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Coaches Michael Carrick and Kieran McKenna will stay behind in Manchester to work with the rest of the first-team squad in preparation for Sunday's fixture against Aston Villa and the return of Jose Mourinho and Tottenham on Wednesday.
Paul Pogba is continuing his recovery from his ankle injury and has an outside chance of returning next month.
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