Man Utd handed major boost as key Bilbao trio ruled out of UEL semi-final clash

Manchester United takes on an athletic Bilbao side that misses three of their most important players on Old Trafford on Thursday evening.

The Red Devils go to the second stage of their semi-final of the Europa League with an advantage of three goals after dominating in Bilbao last week.

And their hope for making the final has received a further boost after Athletic had released their squad list for the reverse fixture on Wednesday morning.

Inaki and Nico Williams both did not succeed in making the cut, while Oihan Sancet is also excluded from tomorrow's game.

The Williams Brothers both scored five goals on the Run from Athletic to the semi -final and will be big misses at Old Trafford.

Nico was also a doubt prior to the first stage, but managed to play 79 minutes before being replaced. However, he has not succeeded in making himself available for the trip to England.

In the meantime, attacking midfielder Sancet has 17 goals this season in all competitions, but missed the first stage of last week and was not recovered on time to appear on Thursday.

Athletic will also be a clear goals in the first stage without defender Dani Vivian after his red card for denying Rasmus Hojlund.

United are already big favorites to reach the final after their 3-0 win in Spain, where Captain Bruno Fernandes scored twice after the opener of Casemiro.

Their chances only seem to have increased, where Ernesto Valverde has to adjust his team after several damage to an injury.

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