League Cup
Jan 7, 2014 7.45pm
2
1
HT : 1 0
FT
  • Ryan Giggs 45' goal
  • Emanuele Giaccherini 50' yellowcard
  • Phil Bardsley 59' yellowcard
  • Fabio Borini 64' goal
  • Jozy Altidore 76' yellowcard
  • Vito Mannone 90' yellowcard
  • yellowcard Patrice Evra 23'
  • goal Nemanja Vidic 52'
  • yellowcard Rafael 62'
  • yellowcard Chris Smalling 82'

Team News: Danny Welbeck starts as lone striker for Manchester United

Welbeck starts as lone striker for Man Utd

Danny Welbeck starts as the lone striker as Manchester United travel to Sunderland in the first leg of their League Cup semi-final.

Adnan Januzaj and Antonio Valencia will supply the width, while Michael Carrick returns to the midfield for David Moyes's side.

Meanwhile, Gustavo Poyet has named Fabio Borini and Steven Fletcher as a striking partnership and Marcos Alonso makes his debut for the Black Cats.

Sunderland: Mannone; Bardsley, Alonso, Brown, O'Shea; Larsson, Cattermole, Ki, Giaccherini; Borini, Fletcher

Man Utd: De Gea; Rafael, Vidic, Evans, Evra; Valencia, Carrick, Cleverley, Januzaj, Giggs; Welbeck

You can catch live commentary of the game here.

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