Hello and welcome to LIVE coverage of the Carabao Cup semi-final first leg between Manchester United and Manchester City at Old Trafford. This match needs no hype. It’s a huge fixture at the best of times, even more so given the stakes here - and the fact United won so impressively at the Etihad in the Premier League last month. Kick off is at 8pm and we'll have team news shortly.
League Cup / Matchday 1
Old Trafford / 07.01.2020
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- M. Rashford(71')
- B. Silva(18')
- R. Mahrez(34')
- A. Pereira(40' O.G)
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Updated 07/01/2020 at 21:51 GMT
5'
A low cross from James causes a bit of panic in the City area, with Fernandinho eventually lumping the ball clear.
4'
A confident start from City, as you'd expect. They're basically playing a 4-4-2 formation with De Bruyne and Bernardo Silva up front. I've seen it all now.
2'
City have started with Sterling on the left, Mahrez and the right and Bernardo Silva and De Bruyne as a false front two.
1st Half
1'
Peep peep! City kick off from right to left.
19:57
Some very sad news to report: VAR will be used tonight for the first time in the competition.
19:53
Not long now until kick-off, and it's a beautiful night in Manchester.
19:44
19:40
It's an extremely young United side, with no outfield players over the age of 27. The teenagers Brandon Williams and Mason Greenwood make their Manchester derby debuts. Williams, in particular, will have a job on against the mischievous Riyad Mahrez.
19:33
It looks like City will again play a back three of Fernandinho, Otamendi and Rodri, having used that system in their last two games. We'll soon find out.
19:24
There’s no away goals rule in Carabao Cup semi-finals, and no extra-time either. If the scores are level on aggregate after 90 minutes of the second leg, the tie goes straight to penalties.
19:19
A busy schedule – FA Cup replays next week, Premier League fixtures the week after – mean the second leg will be played in the distant future. To be precise, Wednesday 29 January.
19:12
19:10
While you wait for kick-off, catch up with the latest transfer speculation from the continent - including a possible move to Manchester for Edinson Cavani.
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19:07
There's no Harry Maguire for United, presumably because of the injury he suffered at Wolves in the FA Cup. City have left both Sergio Aguero and Gabriel Jesus on the bench, which suggests either Kevin De Bruyne or more likely Raheem Sterling will play as a false nine.
19:06
MANCHESTER UNITED De Gea; Wan-Bissaka, Jones, Lindelof, Williams; Fred, Pereira; James, Lingard, Rashford; Greenwood… Subs: Romero, Dalot, Matic, Chong, Gomes, Mata, Martial. /// MANCHESTER CITY Bravo; Rodri, Otamendi, Fernandinho, Walker, De Bruyne, Gundogan, Mendy; Mahrez, B Silva; Sterling… Subs: Ederson, Jesus, Aguero, D Silva, Cancelo, Foden, E Garcia.
19:05
Some interesting team news on both sides...