Van Gaal faces Rooney call ahead of crunch Chelsea crash

Under-fire Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal must decide whether to restore captain Wayne Rooney to his side for Monday’s match against Chelsea.

Rooney came off the bench for the second half of United’s clash at Stoke on St Stephen's Day, but was unable to turn the tide and Van Gaal’s men lost their fourth game in a row.

Midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger returns from suspension for the game against the Blues and defender Matteo Darmian has a chance of making his return from a hamstring injury, but Jesse Lingard (hamstring), Marcos Rojo (shoulder), Antonio Valencia (foot) and Luke Shaw (leg) are out.

Provisional squad: De Gea, Romero, Varela, Darmian, Borthwick-Jackson, Smalling, Jones, Blind, McNair, Schneiderlin, Schweinsteiger, Carrick, Herrera, Fellaini, Depay, Powell, Mata, Young, Pereira, Martial, Rooney.