Luton Town vs Manchester United - LIVE!
Manchester United saw off Championship opposition in their Carabao Cup third-round clash at Kenilworth Road on Tuesday night.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer fielded a much-changed lineup following defeat by Crystal Palace in Saturday's 2020-21 Premier League opener, with Juan Mata netting a penalty on the stroke of half-time.
Debutant Dean Henderson made a crucial late save for United, who then wrapped up victory courtesy of efforts from substitutes Marcus Rashford and Mason Greenwood.
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Date, time and venue
Luton vs Manchester United is scheduled for an 8.15pm BST kick-off today.
This match will be played behind closed doors at Luton's Kenilworth Road with no fans due to be present due to government guidelines regarding coronavirus.
How to watch
TV channel: The match will be televised on Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Football, with coverage starting from 8pm.
Live stream: Sky Sports subscribers will be able to stream the match online via the website and SkyGo app.
Team news
Luton XI: Shea, Tunnicliffe, Bradley, Hylton, Shinnie, Moncur, Lockyer, Clark, Kioso, Norrington-Davies, LuaLua
Subs: Sluga, Cranie, Pearson, Cornick, Lee, Mpanzu, Collins
Man Utd XI: Henderson, Wan-Bissaka, Bailly, Maguire, Williams, Fred, Matic, Mata, Van de Beek, Lingard, Ighalo
Subs: Grant, Dalot, Mengi, Fernandes, James, Greenwood, Rashford
Prediction: Luton 0-2 Manchester United
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Though Manchester United will make a number of changes with a tricky trip to Brighton to come on Saturday, they'll likely still have too much quality for Luton.
After a disappointing start to the season, Solskjaer will be desperate to avoid back-to-back defeats. We're not anticipating an early Carabao Cup exit.
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Luton team
Starting XI: Shea, Tunnicliffe, Bradley, Hylton, Shinnie, Moncur, Lockyer, Clark, Kioso, Norrington-Davies, Lualua
Subs: Sluga, Cranie, Pearson, Cornick, Lee, Mpanzu, Collins
Man Utd team
Starting XI: Henderson, Wan-Bissaka, Bailey, Maguire, Williams, Fred, Matic, Mata, Van De Beek, Lingard, Ighalo
Subs: Grant, Dalot, Mengi, Fernandes, James, Greenwood, Rashford
Just 10 minutes until team news!
We'll bring you the team news when it drops in around 10 minutes time. Solskjaer will likely ring the changes, but we're expecting a strong United team tonight.
Solskjaer: Man Utd need five games to reach peak form
Ahead of tonight's game against Luton, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer insisted it would take his side up to five games to reach peak condition.
United were given a shortened pre-season after reaching the Europa League semi-final and looked some way off the pace against Crystal Palace on Saturday.
Photo: Getty“We need four or five games to get up to the standard we know we’re capable of,” he said. “We haven’t had an opportunity to get those games in and we have to make sure, in these games, we get the minutes and make the players ready to start competing in the league again.
“Brighton away is going to be a very tough one so we’ll use this one, we want to get through, but it’s also minutes for a few.
“We’ll make some changes, of course we will. For some, it’s the pre-season and, for some, they’ve only been here for a week now, for different reasons.
“Some of them need game-time, they do and we can see we’re lacking in sharpness. We just need to make the most of the training sessions and games we have.”
Man Utd predicted line-up
Though Ole Gunnar Solskjaer will likely name a significantly changed side for Manchester United's trips to Luton, we still expect the Norwegian to name a highly experienced XI.
With defensive injuries galore, their back-four will likely resemble something close to full strength, though Dean Henderson is expected to start ahead of David de Gea in goal.
There will also likely be chances to impress for the likes of Lingard, Pereira and Ighalo.
Man United predicted XI: Henderson; Wan-Bissaka, Maguire, Bailly, Shaw; Matic, Lingard, Pereira; Greenwood, Ighalo, James
Head to head (h2h) history and results
This will be the 39th meeting between these two sides and, as you'd expect, it's Manchester United who come in with a significantly better record.
United have won on 28 occasions, while Luton have come away with four wins, alongside seven draws.
The last time the two clubs met was all the way back in 1992, when United were held to a 1-1 away draw in the old Division One.
Manchester United Team news
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is expected to make a number of changes to the side that lost at home to Crystal Palace last time out.
Dean Henderson could be drafted into the side in place of David de Gea, with defenders Brandon Williams and Eric Bailly sat in front.
Mason Greenwood was brought on as a substitute against Palace, meaning he'll likely be given the start at Luton.
Aaron Wan-Bissaka - who was also on the bench due to a lack of fitness - is set to reclaim the right-back spot, while Nemanja Matic and Daniel James could also start.
With injuries to Phil Jones and Axel Tuanzebe limiting Solskjaer's options at the back, captain Harry Maguire will most likely retain his place, while striker Odion Ighalo looks set to be handed his first start of the season.
New signing Donny van De Beek also impressed by scoring on his debut as a substitute, and he'll likely be involved once more.
Telles tight-lipped on Man Utd links
Porto full-back Alex Telles has remained tight-lipped over his potential move to Manchester United.
Telles has been heavily linked with United in recent weeks and was questioned on his future after Porto's win over Braga over the weekend.
Photo: GettySpeaking to Sport TV, the 27-year-old said: "I'm a guy who focuses a lot on work, people believe what they want, say what they want in the newspapers, but the most important thing is to be focused on my work
"You know that and so do my teammates, whatever happens, I'm focused on the club, I'm here, I'm playing."
Solskjaer insists Palace defeat NOT due to signings
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer insisted his players must reflect on their own performances than blame their defeat to Crystal Palace on a lack of transfer business.
United were beaten 3-1 at home to Roy Hodgson's side on their opening fixture of the season.
And while United fans are furious they’ve been allowed to enter the season with only Donny van de Beek as a new addition, Solskjaer insists it is his existing players who should take the blame.
“We can play so much better than today,” he said. “If you look at the players we have on the pitch and on the bench and not here we have to look within first and know we can perform better.
“It was an off day, everyone knows they can improve and we will improve.
“But we are always looking to improve if there is something available at the right price.”
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