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Rooney 6-4 for United return against Stoke

BEING selected for a minor Europa League game while most of the superstars are given the night off may be the latest indication that Wayne Rooney will struggle to force his way back into Jose Mourinho’s long-term plans at Old Trafford.

Rooney, dropped for Saturday’s 4-1 win over Leicester, is 1-3 with Betway to be in the starting 11 for Thursday’s Europa League contest at home to Zorya.

Coral go 6-4 that Rooney returns to the team for Sunday’s Premier League clash against Stoke at Old Trafford and the 30-year-old is 10-1 to leave United permanently in January.

While skipper Rooney may have to get accustomed to no longer being the main man at United, the same could also be true of his former team-mate Cristiano Ronaldo at Real Madrid.

Ronaldo sulked after being substituted during Saturday’s 2-2 draw with Las Palmas and Ladbrokes go 5-2 that the Euro 2016 winner is hooked by Zinedine Zidane against Borussia Dortmund on Tuesday.

That Westfalenstadion encounter is the headline act from the eight Champions League contests with Leicester preparing for their home debut in Europe’s elite competition.

Porto are the visitors to the King Power Stadium with the Dragons coming face to face with an old foe in the shape of former Sporting striker Islam Slimani.

Nicknamed the Dragon Slayer because of his prowess against Porto, Slimani has scored five times in his last three appearances against the Portuguese outfit.

Slimani is 11-2 with bet365 to outscore Porto and 2-1 with Sky Bet and Betfair to notch, while Coral rate the Foxes 1-5 to qualify for the last 16. They are 4-7 to finish top of Group G.

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