Portuguese was later spotted in his club suit in the executive lounge at Old Trafford for the second half.
Mercurial Manchester United wide man Luis Nani was photographed going bowling at All Star Lanes in Deansgate in Manchester just hours before the Premier League champions were due to take on Olympiakos in the Uefa Champions League on Wednesday night, according to reports in the Daily Mail.
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The out-of-favour Portugal international was snapped at 5.45pm at the bowling alley, and so it was therefore no real surprise to then discover that the 27-year-old had not been chosen to start the crucial fixture by under-pressure Red Devils head coach David Moyes.
The Premier League giants went into the second leg of their Uefa Champions League round-of-16 tie against the Greek champions at the Theatre of Dreams needing to overturn a 2-0 deficit from the first leg in Athens last month, with pre-match speculation suggesting the winger was set to start the tie.