The Man Utd manager will stick with his existing options despite Eric Bailly’s absence at the Africa Cup of Nations, but Morgan Schneiderlin and Memphis Depay will not be selected The Red Devils have been heavily linked with a move for Benfica centre-back Victor Lindelof but the form of Mourinho’s current group of defenders has persuaded him to wait. United will be without Eric Bailly for the duration of the Ivory Coast’s participation in the Africa Cup of Nations, but Mourinho plans to rotate between Phil Jones, Chris Smalling and Marcos Rojo.