Selection woes add to misery for crisis-hit Manchester United as Schweinsteiger banned

In desperate need of a lift following their Champions League elimination in mid-week, Manchester United visit Bournemouth in the Premier League on Saturday in the grip of a selection crisis.

Midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger has been hit with a three-game ban and United manager Louis van Gaal could also be without up to six senior defenders for the trip to the south coast.

Van Gaal has been pilloried after United's 3-2 defeat at Wolfsburg on Tuesday condemned them to a group-stage exit from the Champions League, but winger Jesse Lingard believes the criticism has been overplayed.

“Playing for Manchester United comes with a lot of pressure,” said Lingard, whose side go into the weekend in fourth place in the table, three points below leaders Leicester City.

“If you're out of a competition, you're going to get critics. They're going to start saying stuff. We've got to rise above that as a team, move on and concentrate on the next game.

“We just need to stay positive. We're creating a lot of chances, we're just lacking that end product. But we're working on it and hopefully that will come in the next game.”