United face Roma tonight
United face Roma tonight
Welcome to our live coverage of what is surely a must-win game for Michael Carrick and Manchester United.
Roma are the visitors tonight as United look to avoid stretching their winless run to ten games. The Reds have lost their last two Champions League games after they opened their European account for the season with a 4-0 victory over Sabah.
In terms of the team news, Marcus Rashford, Luke Shaw, Patrick Dorgu, Manuel Ugarte and Benjamin Sesko are all out. Kobbie Mainoo made his return from injury against Chelsea and looks set to start having flanked Carrick at his pre-match press conference on Monday.
Roma are the top scorers in Serie A and are unbeaten in the league this season. They battered Slovan Bratislava 4-0 in their last European outing and were only narrowly beaten 4-3 by Real Madrid the game before that, so tonight will be no easy task.
Stick with us for updates from Old Trafford.
Mainoo brings the fight
Mainoo was full of praise for Carrick at the pre-match press conference, and he called on his teammates to fight for the boss both on and off the pitch.
"Yeah, of course (the players appreciate Carrick trying to shield them). I feel like our way to repay that is to also be behind the manager on the pitch and off it, and fight for us and fight for us as a team.It's been a tough season. We haven't had the results we wanted, but you know we need to look forward now. There are big, big games ahead, and I feel like we're one win away from changing that.I've been at this club for a long time and I know there's always going to be ups and downs, you know. It's never going to be plain sailing and smooth to the top. So you expect bumps and what the best thing about them is you're able to bounce back from them."
Kobbie Mainoo
Kobbie Mainoo
Tonight's match odds
Here are the odds courtesy of Bet365:
Man United 23/20
Draw 31/10
Roma 29/10
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How to watch
Tonight's game will be available to watch on Amazon Prime Video. Kick-off is scheduled for 8pm.
Welcome!
There's nothing quite like a night under the lights at Old Trafford and Roma are the visitors tonight for a huge Champions League clash.
United desperately need to win tonight to avoid going a tenth game without a win, and Michal Carrick knows that with the November international break on the horizon, he is in a fight to save his job.
In terms of the team news United will be without Marcus Rashford, Luke Shaw, Patrick Dorgu, Manuel Ugarte and Benjamin Sesko tonight.
We'll have build-up, updates and reaction from Old Trafford so stick with us.