Man Utd players given strange warning ahead of Europa League clash with Astana

The Manchester United squad have been given specialist instructions from club officials ahead of the trip to Astana on November 28, reports say.

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side will have to brave the bitter cold when they travel to Kazakhstan in just over a week’s time.

The temperature is set to be as low as -20 degrees Celsius for the match and according to ESPN, the Manchester United players have been told to stay in doors during down time ahead of the match.

Luckily for United, the match will be played under a closed roof at the Astana Arena to prevent further suffering.

Those travelling to Kazakhstan have been warned not to say outside for longer than ten minutes, as Manchester United prepare for a tricky experience in eastern Europe.

Not too much is riding on the contest with United having already booked their place in the knockout stages of the Europa League.

That will allow Solskjaer the chance to rest the likes of Harry Maguire, David de Gea and Marcus Rashford for the trip.

The Norwegian has been handed a fitness boost with the clash on the horizon.

Luke Shaw, Axel Tuanzebe and Nemanja Matic are all closing in on a return to training following injury problems.

Sergio Romero has been United’s No 1 in the Europa League and he recently urged the club’s youngsters to make sure they understand the importance of every match.

“That’s the big difference in how clubs are going about things these days,” he said.

“They are looking at the youth categories much more and bringing youngsters through who have great ability.

“What I always say is that we older and more experienced players have to help these younger players to understand how they have to play, and how it’s a sport in which you have to make big sacrifices.

“Football nowadays has changed an awful lot.

“It’s not like when I was 18 and had just moved up to the first-team squad and I was just told firstly to establish myself and not let an opportunity slip away.

“Today the game has changed, and I think that we are trying to make sure that our young players are aware of this.

“They go out and play in a match, but they have to fight as if their lives depended on it while out there on the pitch. For us it’s not just about playing the match, finishing it and then all going home. It’s exactly the opposite.

“It’s all about going out and showing what we’ve been working on in training all week and trying to make an impression on the game.”

source: express.co.uk