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| Skipper Rooney chats to his team-mates during training |
MANCHESTER UNITED are aiming to kick on in the Champions League tomorrow night in Moscow.
Louis van Gaal's side were rocked in their opening game after defeat to PSV and the loss of Luke Shaw to a season-ending injury.
Shaw's leg break derailed United's defence, with many believing the England full back to have been their best player so far in the campaign.
United have tried Ashley Young, Daley Blind, Marcos Rojo and Matteo Darmian at left-back in an attempt to replace Shaw but none have sparkled.
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| Manchester United getting ready for the Moscow test |
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| Manchester United players in training |
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| Wayne Rooney gets in the swing of things |
Rojo played on Saturday in the 3-0 win over Everton and is likely to keep his place.
United followed up the defeat in Holland with a win over German side Wolfsburg inspired by Juan Mata.
The former Chelsea man and Chris Smalling responded to Daniel Caligiuri's fourth minute opener.
And now comes the double header with CSKA Moscow.
Each team in the group is level on three points and the next two fixtures will go a long way in deciding who makes it through to the last 16.
They have lost Ashley Young to injury, the winger hasn't travelled, and were joined in training by two youngsters, Sean Goss and Regan Poole, although it doesn't look like they've travelled on to Russia.
United also have to deal with the Manchester derby on Sunday in the back of their minds.
But Wayne Rooney scored an away goal for the first time in what feels like an eternity at Goodison Park.
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| Rooney broke his scoring duck at Goodison Park |
United have kept pace with City and are only two points off the top going into the derby.
"That’s the thing," Michael Carrick said.
"That is what the Champions League throws up. You have got big league games the weekend straight after and that is something you have got to adapt to. We have certainly got the squad to accommodate that."
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| Michael Carrick admits having the Manchester derby is a disastraction |
Carrick is one of two survivors from United's trip to Moscow in 2008 - when they lifted the Champions League after beating Chelsea on penalties.
"I feel, for me, it’s by far my greatest achievement so far and the best feeling I have ever had was in Moscow," he Inside United.
"It’s a special place for me and everybody else who has got such great memories from there.
"But it’s a tough place to go to play against CSKA. It won’t be easy and it’s quite a long journey with tough conditions but we’ll look forward to it."
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