EFL Cup
Oct 30, 2024 7.45pm
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HT : 5 2
FT Old Trafford
  • Casemiro 15' goal
  • Casemiro 15' goal
  • Alejandro Garnacho 28' goal
  • Bruno Fernandes 36' goal
  • Casemiro 39' goal
  • Bruno Fernandes 59' goal
  • yellowcard Caleb Okoli 20'
  • yellowcard Caleb Okoli 21'
  • yellowcard Steve Cooper 21'
  • goal Bilal El Khannous 33'
  • goal Conor Coady 45'+3'

Team News: Man United vs. Leicester: Which players has Ruud van Nistelrooy selected for his first game in charge?

Van Nistelrooy's first Man United XI revealed: Which players are included?

Manchester United interim head coach Ruud van Nistelrooy has named his first Red Devils XI, with Leicester City the visitors to Old Trafford in the last-16 stage of the EFL Cup on Wednesday night.

Van Nistelrooy, who has been placed in charge following Erik ten Hag's departure, has made four changes to the side that started against West Ham United in the Premier League on Sunday afternoon.

Andre Onana, Noussair Mazraoui, Christian Eriksen and Rasmus Hojlund have dropped out, with Altay Bayindir, Victor Lindelof, Manuel Ugarte and Joshua Zirkzee coming in for starts.

Marcus Rashford and Alejandro Garnacho will again operate in the wide positions, while Casemiro keeps his spot in midfield.

There are also notable spots on the bench for youngsters Jayce Fitzgerald and Jack Fletcher.

As for Leicester, head coach Steve Cooper has made a number of changes to the side that started against Nottingham Forest in the Premier League last time out, including starts for Conor Coady, Jordan Ayew and Oliver Skipp.

The Foxes have a strong bench at Old Trafford, but there is no spot in the squad for Jamie Vardy, with Cooper deciding to shuffle his pack ahead of Leicester's next league game against Ipswich Town on Saturday afternoon.

Manchester United: Bayindir; Dalot, De Ligt, Lindelof, Martinez; Ugarte, Casemiro, Fernandes; Rashford, Zirkzee, Garnacho Subs: Heaton, Amass, Evans, Mazraoui, Fitzgerald, J Fletcher, Amad, Hojlund, Wheatley

Leicester City: Ward; Justin, Coady, Okoli, Thomas; El Khannouss, Skipp, Soumare, McAteer; Ayew, De Cordova-Reid Subs: Iversen, Ricardo, Vestergaard, Ndidi, Winks, Mavididi, Edouard, Alves, Buonanotte

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Who will win Wednesday's EFL Cup clash between Man Utd and Leicester?
Manchester United 75%
Draw 14%
Leicester City 11%
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