Wayne Rooney may not start Manchester United's Europa League match against Ukrainian side Zorya Luhansk for his own protection as he is struggling with a back injury, manager Jose Mourinho said on Wednesday. Mourinho dropped his captain to the bench for Saturday's Premier League game against Leicester City following a series of lackluster performances and United beat the champions 4-1. "Because I am here to protect him and not to put him in difficult situations I have to analyze whether the best thing for him is to start the game if he is not totally ready for it." United suffered a surprising 1-0 loss to Dutch side Feyenoord in their opening group game, and Mourinho said victory on Wednesday was crucial if they are to progress to the latter stages of the competition.
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