Manchester United vs Man City LIVE: Result and reaction from Carabao Cup semi-final first leg
Follow latest updates as the Manchester rivals clash in the Carabao Cup
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Your support makes all the difference.Manchester United host Manchester City at Old Trafford in the first-leg of their Carabao Cup semi-final tonight.
A blockbuster derby fixture over two legs will decide who reaches March’s final at Wembley.
After a 2-0 defeat to Arsenal and a 0-0 draw with Wolves in the FA Cup, the Red Devils are expected to field their strongest available side with a trip to Wembley at stake. Manchester City are also expected to field a strong team after Pep Guardiola shuffled his pack during the 4-1 FA Cup win over Port Vale on Saturday. Follow live coverage below:
Match preview
When is it?
Kick-off is at 20:00 on Tuesday 7 January at Old Trafford.
How can I watch it?
The match will be broadcast live on Sky Sports Main Event. Subscribers can also stream the match online via the SkyGo app.
What are the starting line-ups?
Manchester United: De Gea, Wan-Bissaka, Jones, Lindelof, Williams, Fred, Andreas, James, Lingard, Rashford, Greenwood
Subs: Romero, Dalot, Matic, Chong, Gomes, Mata, Martial
Manchester City: Bravo, Walker, Otamendi, Fernandinho (C), Mendy, Rodrigo, Gundogan, Mahrez, De Bruyne, Bernardo, Sterling
Subs: Ederson, Jesus, Aguero, Silva, Cancelo, Foden, E Garcia
Prediction
Manchester United stunned City with derby victory at the Etihad in December, but the reigning champions should have too much quality against an injury-struck Red Devils side on Tuesday.
Manchester United 1-2 Manchester City
Manchester United 1-3 Manchester City
90 minutes
There'll be three minutes of added time.
Manchester United 1-3 Manchester City
90+2 minutes
It's City doing the probing in injury time, searching for what would surely be a tie-ending goal. Silva gets a shot off in the box but it's blocked.
That's it! An improvement after the break from United but that first half has done the damage. City will feel very confident ahead of the second leg later this month. Another trip to Wembley looks very likely for Pep Guardiola and his players as things stand.
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