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Evening all, and welcome to Manchester United v RB Leipzig!

Champions League / Group Stage
Old Trafford / 28.10.2020
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    Pete Sharland

    Updated 28/10/2020 at 21:53 GMT


    19:30
    And PSG now lead in Istanbul, Kean with the goal. Sixteen minutes remain.
    19:29
    Chelsea now lead Krasnodar 2-0, werner scoring a penalty (Jorginho missed one earlier in the game). Follow along here.
    19:27
    Epic bantz.
    19:27
    19:25
    I'd really like to see United play a diamond with Fred, McTominay, Fernandes and Van de Beek, and when they play 4-3-3, I'd like to see Fred or McTominay behind Fernandes and Van de Beek, with both of them running up and down.
    19:24
    I find it extremely odd that Solskjaer has gone back to Pogba and Matic. They've got a little more security with Van de Beek and Fred, but if they amble as they can, United will have a big problem.
    19:22
    I say that because Leipzig look to be playing 4-5-1, and have the players to run the legs off United. They lack a brilliant attacker now that Werner has left, and Sabitzer, their key player, is on the bench having been injured, but they'll know exactly what they're doing.
    19:20
    Have both teams picked four at the back because they thought the other team would play three?
    19:18
    Elsewhere, Chelsea lead 1-0 in Krasnodar, while in this group, Paris are drawing 0-0 away to Istanbul Basaksehir.
    19:15
    More specifically, Matic comes back in, which means United have a terrifyingly slow triangle tasked with shutting down Leipzig. Add Paul Pogba to that, and you wonder quite how things will work, whereas if you replaced those two with the rested Fernandes and McTominay, United would be looking strong. Otherwise, Donny Van de Beek makes his first start and Mason Greenwood comes in, with Marcus Rashford the other man to drop out.
    19:12
    They'll be playing a diamond tonight, which semi-suits the players he has. On the one hand, it allows his midfielders to get to work, makes least of the lack of wingers, while giving the opposing centre-backs plenty about which to think, and was nifty in the closing stages in Paris. But, on the other hand, it relies on the full-backs to keep the width and without Telles, United are extremely limited in that area.
    19:11
    So let's have a closer look at that United team...
    19:09
    Ole Gunnar Solskjaer tells BT that Paris was a good result but Leipzig are good. He says United have looked more like a team in the last week, and is resting players who've played most recently, including the internationals. He notes that Leipzig are dynamic and it's never quite clear how they'll play, so his team have rehearsed a few different methods of lining up and he thinks United will cause them problems.
    19:07
    19:07
    19:06
    Let's have some teams...
    19:03
    This should be a really good game. United have loads of good attacking players and will be confident after their performance in Paris last week, while Leipzig are top of the Bundesliga thanks to an all-action style that is extremely enjoyable to watch. If both teams are on, this ooze rhythm and tempo.