CARABAO CUP
Good evening and welcome to SunSport’s live coverage of Man Utd vs West Ham from Old Trafford in this third round tie of the Carabao Cup.
These two sides went head to head in the Premier League on Sunday in a hugely dramatic tie that saw Jesse Lingard score the winner against his old loan club in a 2-1 victory for the Red Devils.
Mark Noble was brought on by former Man Utd boss David Moyes to take a last minute penalty, which David De Gea saved to earn his side the three points, keeping them level at the top with Liverpool and Chelsea.
Both sides will likely totally different sides tonight, with Man Utd boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer resting several key players ahead of their clash with Aston Villa on Saturday.
Paul Pogba, Cristiano Ronaldo, David De Gea, Luke Shaw, Harry Maguire, Raphael Varane and Fred are all rested, meanwhile Marcus Rashford and Edinson Cavani are still out through injury.
Dean Henderson and Alex Telles return to the squad, plus defender Phil Jones, who could be in line to make his first senior appearance since January 2020.
The home side tonight lost out to local rivals Man City for a place in the final of last year’s competition, which they went on to win in a 1-0 win against Spurs.
West Ham, meanwhile, were trounced 4-1 by Moyes’ old club Everton in the fourth round and Hammers fans will expect a far better return this time out.
This is sure to be a very exciting match-up, so strap in and we’ll bring you live coverage of the match as it happens, plus team news and build-up as we countdown to kick-off.