Manchester United FC team news: Jose Mourinho reveals Wayne Rooney and Luke Shaw out of Middlesbrough clash

Wayne Rooney will again be missing when Manchester United entertain Middlesbrough at Old Trafford.

A thigh injury ruled Rooney out against Sunderland on Boxing Day and, while there is no definitive timescale on his return, Jose Mourinho has confirmed he will be not be available for the New Year's Eve clash.

Speaking at a press conference on Friday, Mourinho said: “Rooney is out. Not ready.”

Fellow England international Luke Shaw will also play no part against Boro.

The full-back has returned to training after a groin injury but Mourinho does not yet consider him fit enough to start games again.

Mourinho will come up against familar face on Saturday as he bids to lead United to a fifth successive win in the Premier League.

Boro boss Aitor Karanka was mentored by the Portuguese at Real Madrid before branching off on his own.

"He's my friend, he's a real friend," Mourinho said of their relationship.

"I always want him to win, he always wants me to win. Tomorrow is the first time where I want to win and he wants to win. That's football.

"Sometimes, it's brothers against brothers, father against a son, father manages against a son as a player and that has to be even more difficult. For 90 minutes, I want to win and he wants to win and that's it."

However, Mourinho has suggested a change from the customary post-match drink usually shared between rival managers in England.

"In my office, he can have everything but I think it's better before the match," Mourinho said. "After someone will have a bad face!"