Manchester United travel to the Etihad on Wednesday to face locals rivals Manchester City in the second leg of their Carabao Cup semi-final. United were thoroughly beaten by City in the first leg, with the 1-3 scoreline barely doing justice to the Blues’ dominance on the day. There is no away goals rule in the League Cup, so United “only” need to beat City by two goals in order to send the tie to penalties.

A place in the final at Wembley against Aston Villa awaits the winner of the fixture, but United will have to attempt another unlikely comeback with an even more short-handed squad. On top of the long-term absences of Paul Pogba, Scott McTominay, and Marcus Rashford, United will possibly be without the services of Nemanja Matić, who reportedly picked up an injury over the weekend.

Carabao Cup schedule

It’s a 19:45 local kickoff time, which translates to 2:45 PM on the east coast of the States and 11:45 AM on the west. Take a long lunch.

Carabao Cup channel

Tune into Sky Sports Main Event if you’re in the UK. There is no TV coverage for those in the States or Canada, alas. Everyone else, head on over to LiveSoccerTV to find your viewing options.

Carabao Cup streaming

Those in the UK can catch the action through Sky Go. ESPN+ is the option for those Stateside. If you’re in Canada, you can stream the game through DAZN.

Lineups

Prediction: David De Gea; Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Victor Lindelöf, Harry Maguire, Brandon Williams; Fred, Andreas Pereira, Juan Mata; Mason Greenwood, Daniel James, Anthony Martial.

Update: Matić starts. As does Shaw.

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