United teenager Januzaj ready for European stage

(Reuters) – Teenager Adnan Januzaj is available to continue a promising start to his Manchester United career with a Champions League debut after being added to the club's European squad ahead of Wednesday's match against Real Sociedad. The 18-year-old, who scored both goals in this month's 2-1 Premier League win at Sunderland in his first start for the English champions, was not part of United's squad for their first two Group A matches in Europe's elite club competition. “Januzaj is available,” manager David Moyes told a press conference on Tuesday. “He is an exciting young player and he is constantly improving. He is someone who I am sure will play a big role in the future of Manchester United. He is an exceptional talent.” -old, whose parents are Kosovo Albanian, joined United from Anderlecht in 2011 and is being pursued by the Belgian and Albanian football associations who want him to decide which national team he wants to play for. United are tied on four points with Shakhtar Donetsk. before hosting Sociedad, who are yet to collect a point, Bayer Leverkusen are also in the group with three points. United centre-backs Rio Ferdinand and Nemanja Vidic are doubts for the match, having missed Saturday's 1-1 draw at home. at Southampton, while Moyes said striker Danny Welbeck and midfielder Tom Cleverley could recover from knocks in time. United and Sociedad have had poor starts to their domestic campaigns, placing eighth and 12th in their respective leagues, and will aim to improve their level of play. “We are disappointed, yes. Our own performance was not up to par. height, especially in possession,” United defender Jonny Evans told reporters ahead of the match at Old Trafford. “We were quite careless and we didn't control the games as well as we would have liked. I think Southampton probably controlled the game a little better than us. “The responsibility is on us. We know we didn't play well enough as individuals or as a team. We want to make sure we improve our performance and produce better performances. » (Reporting by Sonia Oxley; editing by Ken Ferris)