Manchester United skipper Wayne Rooney will have to sit out tonight’s Champions League soccer game at PSV Eindhoven.

“But we have to show on the pitch if we are able to win matches on the highest level”. “That is a challenge for us now”.

The 19-year-old played seven times in the Champions League last season for AS Monaco, including both fixtures against Arsenal in their last 16 encounter.

“We will have to wait and see”. I don’t think he will, but maybe he shall play at Southampton.

Depay scored twice in the playoffs against Club Brugge in the first leg tie at Old Trafford, but the former PSV winger has not been able to replicate that performance and could lose his place in the starting team.

United beat a host of Europe’s top clubs – including Paris St Germain – to Depay’s signature in May, but he is yet to score in the Barclays Premier League.

Depay will be keen to shine following a somewhat mixed start to his United career.

I feel really sorry for him and I feel really bad because I know how it’s like. But they quickly regained their rhythm and nearly inevitably it was Memphis Depay who opened the scoring, latching onto Daley Blind’s assist and bamboozling two defenders with a sublime touch before rifling the ball past Jeroen Zoet.

“I am sure his confidence will be sky high after that”.

“Tactically he’s also very strong”, he added.

Having achieved that goal, Van Gaal now has the task of trying to take United far in the competition.

There was no inkling that Depay would be taking Tuesday’s group stage match lightly despite his links with the club.

“I have to be patient for Memphis and the fans do also.”

I hope he can play again this season.

PSV vs Manchester United 2015 (live score results below) delivers a big battle in the UEFA Champions League today.

“He has a double leg fracture and he shall be operated on in Manchester”, Van Gaal said after the game. “I didn’t win so much here, not with Barcelona, or with Ajax”. I won here with AZ, though. “I think we’ll do a good job here”.