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Manchester United trained on the eve of their Champions League clash with Shakhtar Donetsk on Wednesday.
Fabio da Silva and Wilfried Zaha didn't feature having played for the reserves on Tuesday night and Adnan Januzaj, who also played and scored, is still ineligible.
United beat Bayer Leverkusen convincingly in their group stage opener but have since lost their two Premier League games to Manchester City and West Brom.
Van Persie is in line to make his first start in two weeks
Shakhtar coach Mircea Lucescu, who was Internazionale coach when United defeated them 3-1 on aggregate in the 1999 Champions League quarter-final, believes United's poor form is owed to Moyes' rotation.
"There will always be a change of philosophy under a new coach and every coach needs time to work in a proper way," Lucescu said on Tuesday morning. "This is why David Moyes is facing difficulties at this stage.
"But we have analysed the United games and of course we noticed there are always changes in the squad, maybe four or five players (each time).
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MANCHESTER, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 01: Manchester United players warm up during a training session ahead of their Champions League Group A match against Shakhtar Donetsk at their Carrington Training Complex on October 01, 2013 in Manchester, England (Photo by Paul Thomas/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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MANCHESTER, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 01: Manager David Moyes and first team coach Jimmy Lumsden (R) of Manchester United watch players in action during a training session ahead of their Champions League Group A match against Shakhtar Donetsk at their Carrington Training Complex on October 01, 2013 in Manchester, England (Photo by Paul Thomas/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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MANCHESTER, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 01: Wayne Rooney (C) of Manchester United smiles during a training session ahead of their Champions League Group A match against Shakhtar Donetsk at their Carrington Training Complex on October 01, 2013 in Manchester, England (Photo by Paul Thomas/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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MANCHESTER, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 01: First team coach Jimmy Lumsden of Manchester United watches players in action during a training session ahead of their Champions League Group A match against Shakhtar Donetsk at their Carrington Training Complex on October 01, 2013 in Manchester, England (Photo by Paul Thomas/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Manchester United's English defender Rio Ferdinand (R) and Manchester United's Welsh midfielder Ryan Giggs attend a training session at the team's Carrington training complex in Manchester, north-west England on October 1, 2013, on the eve of their UEFA Champions League group A football match against Shakhtar Donetsk in the Ukraine. AFP PHOTO/ANDREW YATES (Photo credit should read ANDREW YATES/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Manchester United manager David Moyes (R) speaks to Manchester United's Welsh midfielder Ryan Giggs during a training session at the team's Carrington training complex in Manchester, north-west England on October 1, 2013, on the eve of their UEFA Champions League group A football match against Shakhtar Donetsk in the Ukraine. AFP PHOTO/ANDREW YATES (Photo credit should read ANDREW YATES/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Manchester United manager David Moyes (R) attends a training session at the team's Carrington training complex in Manchester, north-west England on October 1, 2013, on the eve of their UEFA Champions League group A football match against Shakhtar Donetsk in the Ukraine. AFP PHOTO/ANDREW YATES (Photo credit should read ANDREW YATES/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Manchester United's English forward Wayne Rooney (L) vies with Manchester United's English midfielder Ashley Young during a training session at the team's Carrington training complex in Manchester, north-west England on October 1, 2013, on the eve of their UEFA Champions League group A football match against Shakhtar Donetsk in the Ukraine. AFP PHOTO/ANDREW YATES (Photo credit should read ANDREW YATES/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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MANCHESTER, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 01: Ashley Young (L), Wayne Rooney (R) and manager David Moyes of Manchester United in action during a training session ahead of their Champions League Group A match against Shakhtar Donetsk at their Carrington Training Complex on October 01, 2013 in Manchester, England (Photo by Paul Thomas/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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MANCHESTER, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 01: Wayne Rooney (R) of Manchester United in action during a training session ahead of their Champions League Group A match against Shakhtar Donetsk at their Carrington Training Complex on October 01, 2013 in Manchester, England (Photo by Paul Thomas/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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MANCHESTER, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 01: Manchester United players warm up during a training session ahead of their Champions League Group A match against Shakhtar Donetsk at their Carrington Training Complex on October 01, 2013 in Manchester, England (Photo by Paul Thomas/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Manchester United manager David Moyes (L) attends a training session at the team's Carrington training complex in Manchester, north-west England on October 1, 2013, on the eve of their UEFA Champions League group A football match against Shakhtar Donetsk in the Ukraine. AFP PHOTO/ANDREW YATES (Photo credit should read ANDREW YATES/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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MANCHESTER, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 01: Manager David Moyes (R) of Manchester United speaks with Ryan Giggs during a training session ahead of their Champions League Group A match against Shakhtar Donetsk at their Carrington Training Complex on October 01, 2013 in Manchester, England (Photo by Paul Thomas/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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MANCHESTER, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 01: Wayne Rooney (R) of Manchester United shares a joke with first team coach Phil Neville (L) as assistant manager Steve Round watches on during a training session ahead of their Champions League Group A match against Shakhtar Donetsk at their Carrington Training Complex on October 01, 2013 in Manchester, England (Photo by Paul Thomas/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Manchester United manager David Moyes attends a training session at the team's Carrington training complex in Manchester, north-west England on October 1, 2013, on the eve of their UEFA Champions League group A football match against Shakhtar Donetsk in the Ukraine. AFP PHOTO/ANDREW YATES (Photo credit should read ANDREW YATES/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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MANCHESTER, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 01: Wayne Rooney (C) of Manchester United shares a joke with first team coach Phil Neville (L) and assistant manager Steve Round during a training session ahead of their Champions League Group A match against Shakhtar Donetsk at their Carrington Training Complex on October 01, 2013 in Manchester, England (Photo by Paul Thomas/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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MANCHESTER, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 01: Rio Ferdinand of Manchester United in action during a training session ahead of their Champions League Group A match against Shakhtar Donetsk at their Carrington Training Complex on October 01, 2013 in Manchester, England (Photo by Paul Thomas/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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MANCHESTER, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 01: Ashley Young of Manchester United in action during a training session ahead of their Champions League Group A match against Shakhtar Donetsk at their Carrington Training Complex on October 01, 2013 in Manchester, England (Photo by Paul Thomas/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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MANCHESTER, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 01: First team coach Phil Neville of Manchester United carries footballs during a training session ahead of their Champions League Group A match against Shakhtar Donetsk at their Carrington Training Complex on October 01, 2013 in Manchester, England (Photo by Paul Thomas/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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MANCHESTER, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 01: Manager David Moyes of Manchester United watches on during a training session ahead of their Champions League Group A match against Shakhtar Donetsk at their Carrington Training Complex on October 01, 2013 in Manchester, England (Photo by Paul Thomas/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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MANCHESTER, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 01: Manager David Moyes of Manchester United watches on during a training session ahead of their Champions League Group A match against Shakhtar Donetsk at their Carrington Training Complex on October 01, 2013 in Manchester, England (Photo by Paul Thomas/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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MANCHESTER, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 01: Wayne Rooney (R) of Manchester United speaks with first team coach Phil Neville (L) and assistant manager Steve Round during a training session ahead of their Champions League Group A match against Shakhtar Donetsk at their Carrington Training Complex on October 01, 2013 in Manchester, England (Photo by Paul Thomas/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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MANCHESTER, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 01: Manager David Moyes of Manchester United watches on during a training session ahead of their Champions League Group A match against Shakhtar Donetsk at their Carrington Training Complex on October 01, 2013 in Manchester, England (Photo by Paul Thomas/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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MANCHESTER, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 01: First team Jimmy Lumsden of Manchester United smiles during a training session ahead of their Champions League Group A match against Shakhtar Donetsk at their Carrington Training Complex on October 01, 2013 in Manchester, England (Photo by Paul Thomas/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Manchester United's Dutch forward Robin van Persie (R) vies with Manchester United's English midfielder Ashley Young during a training session at the team's Carrington training complex in Manchester, north-west England on October 1, 2013, on the eve of their UEFA Champions League group A football match against Shakhtar Donetsk in the Ukraine. AFP PHOTO/ANDREW YATES (Photo credit should read ANDREW YATES/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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MANCHESTER, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 01: Wayne Rooney (C) of Manchester United in action during a training session ahead of their Champions League Group A match against Shakhtar Donetsk at their Carrington Training Complex on October 01, 2013 in Manchester, England (Photo by Paul Thomas/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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MANCHESTER, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 01: Shinji Kagawa of Manchester United smiles during a training session ahead of their Champions League Group A match against Shakhtar Donetsk at their Carrington Training Complex on October 01, 2013 in Manchester, England (Photo by Paul Thomas/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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MANCHESTER, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 01: Wayne Rooney (R) and Robin van Persie of Manchester United talk during a training session ahead of their Champions League Group A match against Shakhtar Donetsk at their Carrington Training Complex on October 01, 2013 in Manchester, England (Photo by Paul Thomas/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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MANCHESTER, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 01: Marouane Fellaini of Manchester United in action during a training session ahead of their Champions League Group A match against Shakhtar Donetsk at their Carrington Training Complex on October 01, 2013 in Manchester, England (Photo by Paul Thomas/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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MANCHESTER, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 01: Nemanja Vidic of Manchester United in action during a training session ahead of their Champions League Group A match against Shakhtar Donetsk at their Carrington Training Complex on October 01, 2013 in Manchester, England (Photo by Paul Thomas/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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MANCHESTER, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 01: Robin van Persie of Manchester United gestures during a training session ahead of their Champions League Group A match against Shakhtar Donetsk at their Carrington Training Complex on October 01, 2013 in Manchester, England (Photo by Paul Thomas/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Manchester United's Japanese midfielder Shinji Kagawa (L) and Manchester United's English defender Chris Smalling attend a training session at the team's Carrington training complex in Manchester, north-west England on October 1, 2013, on the eve of their UEFA Champions League group A football match against Shakhtar Donetsk in the Ukraine. AFP PHOTO/ANDREW YATES (Photo credit should read ANDREW YATES/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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MANCHESTER, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 01: Wayne Rooney (C) of Manchester United looks on during a training session ahead of their Champions League Group A match against Shakhtar Donetsk at their Carrington Training Complex on October 01, 2013 in Manchester, England (Photo by Paul Thomas/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
"This rotation means the links between the players can be affected and I think turnover can cause a lot of problems sometimes. We have also discovered that here.
"The other big teams in the English championship, such as Chelsea, Liverpool and Arsenal, are not rotating the team as much as United and maybe that is a factor."
Moyes made seven changes to the team which were trounced 4-1 at Saturday for the weekend loss to West Brom.