Manchester United take on Leicester City in the Carabao Cup on Wednesday night with Ruud van Nistelrooy taking charge in place of the sacked Erik ten Hag.
Ruud van Nistelrooy will take charge of his first – and likely only – Manchester United match and he has the task of guiding the club into the Carabao Cup quarter-finals.
Erik ten Hag was relieved of his duties on Monday morning after the controversial defeat to West Ham on Sunday, with the club sitting down in 14th in the Premier League table.
United are closing in on appointing Ruben Amorim as their new manager but remain in negotiations with Sporting over a compensation package for him and his staff.
Will the legendary striker improve the mood by masterminding a victory? Stay tuned to find out.
You can follow the build-up, action and reaction LIVE in UIF’s blog below.
No injury for Onana
Onana isn’t involved in today’s game but he’s out doing the warm up beforehand.
United team
There’s no back-three from Van Nistelrooy to prepare for Amorim’s arrival but Zirkzee, Bayindir, Lindelof and Ugarte all get run-outs in a team that also contains Rashford, Fernandes and Garnacho.
The complete omission of Onana is the biggest story but hopefully, he has just been rested.
Fletcher, Wheatley and newcomer Fitzgerald will all be hoping for some game time off the bench.
Amorim latest: Deal done by Sunday
The latest reports suggest everyone wants the Amorim deal sealed by the end of the week.
Good evening
Welcome to UIF’s LIVE coverage of this evening’s game between Manchester United and Leicester City in the Carabao Cup, where Ruud van Nistelrooy will take charge for the first and likely last time.
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