United pair sit out training

Midfielders Darren Fletcher and Nick Powell sat out Manchester United training ahead of tomorrow’s Champions League trip to Braga.

The pair were not involved at the club’s Carrington complex this morning, with longer-term absentees Phil Jones (back and knee), Shinji Kagawa and Nemanja Vidic (both knee) also on the sidelines.

Defender Chris Smalling, who has been making progress in his rehabilitation from a broken metatarsal, did train, however.