Manchester United vs Sabah LIVE!
Manchester United enjoyed a smooth return to the Champions League, beating competition debutants Sabah to start the league phase in style. After a rather awkward opening exchanges, the breakthrough for Man United came midway through the first half when Matheus Cunha got on the end of Patrick Dorgu’s cross for a close range tap-in.
Sabah should have equalised when Joy Lance Mickels wasted a golden chance at the back post after good work from Kaheem Parris. That miss proved costly as Man Utd put the gam to bed with two goals in quick succession right before half-time. First, Youri Tielemans picked out captain Bruno Fernandes for his fourth goal of the season, before Benjamin Sesko scored for the second game in a row after rounding Stas Pokatilov and slotting the ball into an empty net.
Perhaps with one eye on Sunday’s Manchester derby, Man Utd took their foot off the pedal slightly after the break but did manage to add a fourth when Lisandro Martinez seized on a goalkeeping mistake to put his name on the scoresheet. Follow Manchester United vs Sabah back below with Standard Sport's dedicated match blog.
Man United vs Sabah latest news
- GOAL! Martinez adds a fourth
- GOAL! Sesko adds a third before the break
- GOAL! Fernandes doubles Man Utd's lead
- GOAL! Cunha puts Man Utd ahead
Statement Man United win
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Manchester United enjoyed a smooth return to the Champions League, beating competition debutants Sabah to start the league phase in style.
After a rather awkward opening exchanges, the breakthrough for Man United came midway through the first half when Matheus Cunha got on the end of Patrick Dorgu’s cross for a close range tap-in.
Sabah should have equalised when Joy Lance Mickels wasted a golden chance at the back post after good work from Kaheem Parris. That miss proved costly as Man Utd put the gam to bed with two goals in quick succession right before half-time.
Manchester United 4-0 Sabah
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FULL-TIME!
Manchester United 4-0 Sabah
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90+1 min: CHANCE!
Mbina puts a free header over the bar. Sabah should have scored at least once tonight.
Manchester United 4-0 Sabah
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90 min: Three minutes of stoppage time has been signalled.
Manchester United 4-0 Sabah
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86 min: Mickels with a great effort on the run that flashes past the post. Lammens did look to have that covered though.
Manchester United 4-0 Sabah
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82 min: NO PENALTY!
Lacey goes over in the area and glances at the referee, but a goal kick is awarded.
Manchester United 4-0 Sabah
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81 min: Ooooooh, Cunha did catch the shin of Erivaldo Almeida but no free-kick was given. The Sabah winger was down for a bit and eventually got to his feet upon realising the decision was not going his way.
Manchester United 4-0 Sabah
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79 min: Mickels’ eyes light up as he is played in down the left-hand channel but Mazraoui gets back and the Sabah forward ends up fouling the Man United defender to concede a free-kick.
Manchester United 4-0 Sabah
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77 min: Minor incentive for Man United in the closing stages, two more goals would put them top of the league phase table ahead of holders Paris Saint-Germain.
Manchester United 4-0 Sabah
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75 min: Double Sabah change sees Zedadka and Simic make way for Erivaldo Almeida and Du Queiroz.
Manchester United 4-0 Sabah
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74 min: Zirkzee has looked bright since coming on. Brilliant skill to turn his defender inside out but the United striker has an effort blocked for a corner which Sabah just about survive.
Manchester United 4-0 Sabah
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71 min: Rakhmonaliev makes way for Khaibulaev in the latest Sabah change.
Meanwhile, United bring on Amass and Lacey for Dorgu and Mbeumo.
GOAL! Manchester United 4-0 Sabah | Lisandro Martinez ‘68
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68 min: MANCHESTER UNITED HAVE FOUR!
Stas Pokatilov with the shake of the head, he keeps out a wonderful flick from Joshua Zirkzee but loses track of the ball.
Lisandro Martinez is alert and smashes the ball into an empty net.
Manchester United 3-0 Sabah
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67 min: Lepinjica with a cynical foul on Mount and that earns the Sabah midfielder a yellow card.
Manchester United 3-0 Sabah
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66 min: Almost an immediate impact from Zirkzee as he swaps passes with Cunha before taking on the shot and Pokatilov is called into action to make a third save in the last five minutes.
Manchester United 3-0 Sabah
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64 min: Sesko and Mainoo make way for Zirkzee and Andrey Santos.
Manchester United 3-0 Sabah
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63 min: Spoke to soon, Parris makes way for Isaev as Sabah prepare to take a free-kick. Not a bad hit from Puchacz but Lammens watches the ball sail over the top of his bar.
Here come the Man United changes...
Manchester United 3-0 Sabah
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62 min: Parris is sticking to his task despite the scoreline. He cuts across Dorgu in hope of latching onto a ball over the top but he’s clipped by the Man United defender who is shown a yellow card.
Manchester United 3-0 Sabah
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61 min: Man United have just upped it in recent minutes. Cunha with a snap shot from the edge of the box, forcing a save from Pokatilov.
The Sabah captain then keeps out an effort from Fernandes.
Manchester United 3-0 Sabah
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58 min: Mazraoui wants his goal tonight! But he will have to brush up on his shooting after cutting inside from the right and firing over the bar with his left foot.
Manchester United 3-0 Sabah
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56 min: United’s press is not as ferocious as it was in the first half. This allows Sabah to string a few passes together, but the visitors simply lack quality in the final third.
Manchester United 3-0 Sabah
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51 min: A drop in tempo at the start of the second half, no surprise there as Man United have Sabah exactly where they want them and it’s a case of damage limitations for the away side.
Manchester United 3-0 Sabah
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47 min: Have to imagine that Tielemans change is with one eye on Sunday’s Manchester derby. United are in total control, so would expect more of the regulars to be taken off before the hour.
Manchester United 3-0 Sabah
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46 min: News of the two changes. Mount replaces Tielemans for Man United as Mbina replaces Nwachukwu for the away side.
KICK-OFF!
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Back underway in Manchester.
There has been a change for both sides.
Manchester United vs Sabah highlights
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Bruno Fernandes with the goal, but it’s all about the assist from Youri Tielemans.
Bruno Fernandes and Youri Tielemans combine to double Manchester United’s lead ✌️
— Football on TNT Sports (@footballontnt) September 10, 2026
📺 Watch live on TNT Sports & HBO Max pic.twitter.com/nZnkwLWJ00
Manchester United vs Sabah highlights
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Have a look at some of the best images from the first half at Old Trafford.
Manchester United vs Sabah highlights
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Here’s the goal that broke the deadlock at Old Trafford.
Matheus Cunha opens the scoring for Manchester United with his first ever Champions League goal 🏄
— Football on TNT Sports (@footballontnt) September 10, 2026
📺 Watch live on TNT Sports & HBO Max pic.twitter.com/ZDQBbEfizq
Fan reaction: Tielemans runs the show
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Mate Tielemans is unbelievable.
— Harry 🇬🇧💫 (@utdHarryy) September 10, 2026
What a player.
Fan thoughts: More Tielemans praise
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That 2nd goal was unreal.
— E (@Ellis_) September 10, 2026
Tielemans may not be the best ‘athlete’ but his ability on the ball is incredible.
Fan reaction: Tielemans praise
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Tielemans has changed my life. Now that’s a complete midfielder.
— Liam Canning (@LiamPaulCanning) September 10, 2026
Manchester United 3-0 Sabah
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HALF-TIME
GOAL! Manchester United 3-0 Sabah | Benjamin Sesko ‘45
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45 min: GOALLLLLL
Benjamin Sesko is put clean through, he rounds Stas Pokatilov and slots the ball into an empty net.
Manchester United 2-0 Sabah
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43 min: More like it from Manchester United, long way back for Sabah now. Nearly a third as Fernandes throws himself at a cross and just misses the ball.
GOAL! Manchester United 2-0 Sabah | Bruno Fernandes ‘42
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42 min: MANCHESTER UNITED DOUBLE THEIR LEAD!
Bruno Fernandes finishes off a sweeping move. Youri Tielemans with the assist.
Manchester United 1-0 Sabah
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41 min: United pushing for a second before the break as Fernandes feigns to shoot and passes to Dorgu and his effort is deflected behind for a corner which comes to nothing amid a lack of communication between Mbeumo and Martinez.
Manchester United 1-0 Sabah
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40 min: Fernandes balloons the ball over after being teed up by Mbeumo. By the Man United captain’s high standards, that has to go down as a big chance missed.
Manchester United 1-0 Sabah
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39 min: You had to have feared for Sabah after going a goal down, but they have responded impressively and there’s a strong argument they should be level.
Manchester United 1-0 Sabah
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36 min: CHANCE!
Fernandes loses the ball in the middle of the park, Lepinjica works it out to Parris and he checks back onto his left foot and crosses to the far post where Mickels is unmarked but he misses the target.
Huge let-off for United.
Manchester United 1-0 Sabah
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33 min: Dorgu with an early ball into the box, the cross is a little behind Sesko so the United striker has to improvise and he can’t quite hook his shot on target. Good effort nevertheless.
Manchester United 1-0 Sabah
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31 min: Good response this from Sabah as Parris shoots and wins a corner off Dorgu. United a bit too open in midfield.
Manchester United 1-0 Sabah
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30 min: That is a superb tackle from Tielemans inside his own box to stop a certain Sabah goal. Positive play from Parris down the right and a dangerous cross to boot.
Manchester United 1-0 Sabah
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28 min: From a Sabah point of view, it’s such a poor goal to concede as Parris gave the ball away in a dangerous position and at this level, you will be punished.
Cunha timed his run to perfection and his effort goes in off Pokatilov.
GOAL! Manchester United 1-0 Sabah |Matheus Cunha ‘26
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26 min: MANCHESTER UNITED LEAD!
Matheus Cunha with the goal, tapping home a cross from Patrick Dorgu.
Manchester United 0-0 Sabah
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25 min: CHANCE! At last, United open up Sabah as Mbeumo cuts in from the right onto his favoured left foot but shoots straight at Pokatilov.
Manchester United 0-0 Sabah
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24 min: Pause in play as two Sabah players are down. Simic took a blow from Cunha while Zedadka came off worse in an aerial duel with Yoro. Both players are back up on their feet and fine to continue.
Manchester United 0-0 Sabah
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22 min: Sabah will be delighted with the start they have made. Midway through the first half and Stas Pokatilov is yet to make a save as Dashdairov gets back to stop Sesko having a simple tap-in.
Manchester United 0-0 Sabah
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19 min: Sabah guilty of overplaying in their own defensive third once again, but neither Sesko or Mbeumo can find space to get a shot away. Fernandes eventually does, but his effort is deflected behind for a corner which comes to nothing.
Manchester United 0-0 Sabah
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17 min: Promising Sabah move breaks down right at the last as Parris sends an aimless cross into the box and Lammens gathers the ball and gets Man United right back on the attack.
Manchester United 0-0 Sabah
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14 min: Tielemans draws applause from the Man United faithful for a lovely drop of the shoulder and then sweeps the ball out to the left for Dorgu and he cuts the ball back for Cunha who takes a touch when he should have shot first time.
Manchester United 0-0 Sabah
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13 min: Sabah certainly fancy their chances down the right-hand side as Zedadka tries to get past Martinez but the Man United defender stands his ground and times his tackle to perfection and wins a goal kick.
Manchester United 0-0 Sabah
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10 min: Mazraoui is United’s most dangerous attacker at the moment. He finds space on the right-hand side of the box but shoots into the side-netting.
Manchester United 0-0 Sabah
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9 min: Good passing move from Man United, Mazraoui plays in Cunha who takes on the shot first time and forces Pokatilov into a save. Corner comes in but Martinez’s header is cleared and then Simic is out quick to charge down Mazraoui’s attempt.
Manchester United 0-0 Sabah
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6 min: Handball??? Parris thinks the ball has struck the hand of Dorgu in the box, but no penalty is awarded to Sabah.
Manchester United 0-0 Sabah
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4 min: Sabah almost concede as Pokatilov takes a heavy touch as the ball is played back to him and Sesko’s eyes light up. However, the Sabah captain manages to complete the clearance.
Manchester United 0-0 Sabah
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2 min: Man United seeing most of the ball in the opening stages, yet to create a chance as Mainoo loses a midfield battle. Sabah pressing high and looking to get forward at every opportunity.
KICK-OFF!
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Away we go!
Manchester United vs Sabah LIVE
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UEFA pay tribute to the victims of the devastating flash floods that struck Nepal.
A moment of silence was held, with a banner reading "You are not alone Nepal" displayed ahead of kick-off.
Manchester United vs Sabah LIVE
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For the first time since December 2023, the Champions League anthem rings around Old Trafford.
HERE WE GO!
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The teams are out at Old Trafford.
When JJ Gabriel can make Champions League debut
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JJ Gabriel marked his UEFA Youth League debut with a hat-trick for Manchester United against Sabah, further underlining his reputation as one of brightest talents in English football.
Gabriel played the full 90 minutes at the Progress With Unity Stadium on Thursday afternoon, opening his account on the stroke of half-time before completing his treble with two goals in quick succession late on.
That said, a potential Champions League debut may have to wait until 2027 at the earliest. This is because the only way for a 15-year-old to play in the Champions League is to be named in a club's 25-man A list of players.
Manchester United handed new boost
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Chelsea striker Joao Pedro has been handed a recall to the Brazil squad after his shock World Cup snub, but there is no place for Matheus Cunha in an apparent boost to Manchester United.
Joao Pedro was arguably the biggest omission made by Selecao head coach Carlo Ancelotti for the tournament in North America earlier this summer, where his side were stunned by Erling Haaland and Norway in the last 16.
Joao Pedro’s return was the biggest headline as Ancelotti named a 26-man squad for those matches, with the 24-year-old having started the new season well and scored twice already as part of a potent Chelsea attack alongside Cole Palmer and club-record signing Morgan Rogers.
However, there has been surprise over the omission of fellow attacker Cunha, who went to the World Cup - scoring three times during the group stage - and has started all three of Manchester United’s Premier League games so far this term.
Cunha’s Manchester United team-mate Andrey Santos is recalled after missing the World Cup and despite only starting once for his new club so far after a £50million summer switch from Chelsea.
Kick-off approaching in Manchester
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15 minutes to go until kick-off at Old Trafford.
Champions League: Sabah league phase fixtures
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10/09 - Manchester United (a)
13/10 - Slavia Praha (h)
20/10 - Borussia Dortmund (h)
04/11 - Viking (a)
25/11 - Barcelona (h)
08/12 - Villarreal (a)
20/01 - Napoli (h)
27/01 - Arsenal (a)
Champions League: Manchester United league phase fixtures
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10/09 - Sabah (h)
13/10 - Atletico Madrid (a)
20/10 - Como (a)
03/11 - Roma (h)
25/11 - Sporting CP (a)
08/12 - RB Leipzig (h)
20/01 - Bayern Munich (h)
27/01 - Villarreal (a)
Why Luke Shaw is missing from Manchester United squad today
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Luke Shaw is not involved for Manchester United against Sabah FK tonight, with the left-back’s fitness being managed.
Shaw emerged as a doubt for United’s first league phase fixture in this season’s Champions League after missing training on Wednesday morning.
Just over an hour before kick-off at Old Trafford, it was announced that the 31-year-old had been left out of the matchday squad for the showdown with competition debutants Sabah.
It is not known yet whether Shaw will be available for Man United’s showdown against rivals Manchester City at the weekend, but Carrick is hopeful.
Team news reminder
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Here is how both teams will line-up tonight.
Manchester United XI: Lammens; Mazraoui, Yoro, Martinez, Dorgu; Tielemans, Mainoo; Mbeumo, Fernandes (c), Cunha; Sesko.
Substitutes: Darlow, Mee, Amass, Dalot, Heaven, Maguire, T. Fletcher, Mount, Santos, Lacey, Rashford, Zirkzee.
Sabah XI: Pokatilov; Zedadka, Dashdairov, McCarthy, Puchacz; Rakhmonaliev, Lepinjica; Parris, Simic, Nwachukwu; Mickels.
Substitutes: Ramazanov, Mirzammadov, Khaibulaev, Isaev, Rustamli, Mutallimov, Erivaldo Almeida, Du Queiroz, Rodrigo Fernandes, Mukhtarov, Mbina.
Fan reaction: Cunha experiment
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Dorgu at LB, Cunha LW
— Not Your MCM (@CodenameDemola) September 10, 2026
Let's see how the experiment goes
CONFIRMED SABAH TEAM NEWS
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Lining up for the visitors...
Başlanğıc Heyət! 🩷 pic.twitter.com/G7mgiaoix5
— Sabah FK (@FKSabahofficial) September 10, 2026
Fan thoughts: Man Utd team
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Dorgu, Licha, Yoro, Mazraoui back four.
— UF (@UtdFaithfuls) September 10, 2026
Sesko up front.
Really like this line-up and would love to see it in the league.
Fan reaction: Man Utd left-back signing 'revealed'
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Dorgu playing left back today. There's our left back signing.
— Paddy - Attacking Football (@PaddyKeoghAF) September 10, 2026
Sabah team analysed
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Sabah head coach Valdas Dambrauskas had gone with a tried and trusted line-up at Old Trafford.
The team features Joy-Lance Mickels in attack with Vejiko Simic just behind the striker, while former Kaizer Chiefs star Aden McCarthy starts in defence.
Sabah team in full
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Sabah XI: Pokatilov; Zedadka, Dashdairov, McCarthy, Puchacz; Rakhmonaliev, Lepinjica; Parris, Simic, Nwachukwu; Mickels
Substitutes: Ramazanov, Mirzammadov, Khaibulaev, Isaev, Rustamli, Mutallimov, Erivaldo Almeida, Du Queiroz, Rodrigo Fernandes, Mukhtarov, Mbina
Man United changes
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Michael Carrick has made four changes to the Man United side that started the 2-2 draw against Everton at the weekend.
Noussair Mazraoui, Leny Yoro, Patrick Dorgu and Benjamin Sesko are all handed starts.
Luke Show misses out, while Marcus Rashford is on the bench.
Manchester United team in full
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Manchester United XI: Lammens; Mazraoui, Yoro, Martinez, Dorgu; Tielemans, Mainoo; Mbeumo, Fernandes (c), Cunha; Sesko.
Substitutes: Darlow, Mee, Amass, Dalot, Heaven, Maguire, T. Fletcher, Mount, Santos, Lacey, Rashford, Zirkzee.
CONFIRMED MANCHESTER UNITED TEAM NEWS
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Here is the Manchester United team that Michael Carrick has selected for tonight's Champions League tie.
Presenting your Champions League Reds 📋❤️🔥
— Manchester United (@ManUtd) September 10, 2026
Manchester United vs Sabah LIVE - team news imminent
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The teams will be announced shortly!
Stay tuned...
Sabah will take risks
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Despite the size of the task facing Sabah tonight, manager Valdas Dambrauskas has said his side will not be afraid to take the game to Man United.
"I am not afraid to take risks.
“The best result would be 4-3 with four different players scoring and four different players giving an assist."
Carrick speaks
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This is what Michael Carrick has had to say about Man United's return to the Champions League and facing Sabah
"They're a very well-coached team; they have won a lot of matches and they are playing with confidence. They press well as a team so we're aware of what we're up against.
"The Champions League] means an awful lot. This football club has been used to challenging with the best and being the best and it's not something we take for granted. We've missed out on it for a number of years so it means a lot. It's where we expect to be.
"We've made huge steps over the past few months to make it in to be in this position. Now it's about what's next, the next phase."
Who is the Sabah manager?
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Valdas Dambrauskas is in charge of the Azerbaijani club, who were founded just nine years ago.
They were crowned national champions last season, and have come through four qualifying rounds to reach the league phase of the Champions League.
While most football managers have a previous playing career to rely on, Dambrauskas bucks that trend.
Instead, his first public appearance came in 2002., on the Lithaunian version of ‘Who Wants to Be a Millionaire’ in the noughties, while he was studying engineering.
He won 4000 litas (equivalent to £730 at the time), which he used to move to England and complete his football coaching badges.
He went on to work in the youth setups at Fulham and Brentford - and ironically, United’s popular Soccer School - having studied sports science and coaching at London Metropolitan University.
Read more about the Sabah manager here!
Man United out to complete clean sweep
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It has been a great week for Premier League sides in Europe this week.
Man City and Aston Villa both won their games on Tuesday, followed by Arsenal's win over Napoli and Liverpool coming from behind to beat Atletico Madrid on Wednesday.
Can Man United complete the clean sweep tonight?
Predicted Sabah XI
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Predicted Sabah XI: Pokatilov; Solvet, Dashdamirov, Puchacz, Zedadka; Rakhmonaliev, Isaev, Lepinjica, Parris; Mickels, Simic
Predicted Manchester United XI
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Luke Shaw is the major doubt, as Michael Carrick indicated in his pre-match press conference on Wednesday that the left-back was being managed following the recent 2-2 draw at Everton.
Shaw provided the assist for Benjamin Sesko’s goal at the Hill Dickinson Stadium, and the latter could be in contention to start here, with Carrick revealing that the Slovenian was almost at full fitness after his comeback from a shin niggle that curtailed his end to last season.
Amad Diallo looks to be out until October with an ankle problem, while new signing Carlos Baleba is in a similar boat after his arrival from Brighton. As such, United’s lineup for this match could be quite easy to predict.
Predicted Man Utd XI (4-2-3-1): Lammens; Dalot, Maguire, Martinez, Mazraoui; Mainoo, Tielemans; Mbeumo, Fernandes, Rashford; Cunha.
Who are Sabah?
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Sabah FK did not exist a decade ago, and tonight they take on Manchester United in the Champions League.
Formed in 2017, the champions of Azerbaijan are set to become the youngest side in history to play in Europe’s top continental competition, with Old Trafford the scene of their bow.
Very much exploring new surroundings, Sabah - who play out of the 9,000-seater Bank Respublika Arena in Mazasir - become just the second Azerbaijani side ever to qualify for the Champions League, following Qarabag’s recent exploits.
Today's settings
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Old Trafford stages a league phase fixture in the Champions League for the very first time.
United's last game here in this competition was a 1-0 loss to Bayern Munich in December 2023.
Manchester United vs Sabah latest match odds
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Manchester United to win: 1/12
Sabah to win: 30/1
Draw: 11/1
Odds via betting sites (subject to change).
Head to head (h2h) history and results
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This will be the first-ever meeting between Manchester United and Sabah.
Score prediction
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Man United couldn't have asked for a more favourable return to Champions League action.
An early goal would really set the tone and make it a long night for Sabah.
Manchester United to win, 5-0.
Sabah team news
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Khayal Aliyev is the only confirmed absentee for the visitors.
The Azerbaijan international underwent an operation in June on a serious hamstring injury, and has not featured since.
Manchester United team news
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Marcus Rashford trained on Wednesday despite being withdrawn in the second half against Everton last weekend.
Matthijs de Ligt and Luke Shaw were not present during the aforementioned session, due to having designated rest days.
Carlos Baleba, Tom Heaton, Amad Diallo and Manuel Ugarte will all miss out due to injury.
How to watch Manchester United vs Sabah
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TV channel: In the UK, the game will be televised live on TNT Sports 1, with coverage starting at 7pm BST ahead of an 8pm kick-off.
Live stream: TNT Sports subscribers can also catch the contest live online via the HBO Max app and website.
Live blog: You can follow all the action right here via Standard Sport’s live blog, with expert insight and analysis.
Manchester United vs Sabah LIVE!
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Hello and welcome to Standard Sport’s LIVE Champions League coverage of Manchester United vs Sabah!
The Red Devils are back at European football's top table after a two season absence, as matchday one from this year's league phase concludes tonight.
It should be a routine win for United as they face tournament debutants Sabah but Micheal Carrick has warned his side against complacency.
We’ll have all the latest updates, build-up and team news right here ahead of kick-off, which comes at 8pm BST from Old Trafford. Stick with us!
