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Welcome to coverage of Manchester United's Champions League Group H match at home to Braga.

Champions League / Group Stage
Old Trafford / 23.10.2012
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Jonathan Symcox

Updated 23/10/2012 at 20:39 GMT


19:00
Michael Carrick then will be playing at centre-half. Rio Ferdinand and Patrice Evra are rested, as we already knew, while Nemanja Vidic remains sidelined with a knee injury. Ashley Young is back from his own knee injury and is on the bench while Alex Ferguson has thrown in several attackers with Darren Fletcher and Tom Cleverley playing behind.
18:59
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TEAMS - Manchester United: De Gea; Rafael, Evans, Carrick, Buttner; Cleverley, Fletcher, Kagawa, Rooney; Hernandez, Van Persie. Subs: Johnstone, Ferdinand, Anderson, Giggs, Nani, Young, Welbeck /// Braga: Beto; Nuno André Coelho, Elderson, Paulo Vinícius, Ruben Amorim; Rúben Micael, Leandro Salino, Custódio, Alan; Hugo Viana, Éder. Subs: Quim, Baiano Aníbal, Capela, Mossoró, Hélder Barbosa, Michel, Zé Luis
18:55
Braga have won four and lost none of their last five matches against English sides in Europe, keeping four clean sheets and conceding just one goal.
18:50
Manchester United are unbeaten in their last eight Champions League games against Portuguese opposition (W5 D3 L0), but have drawn three of the last four, including the last two at Old Trafford.