EFL Cup

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Attendance: 55,227

EFL Cup | Third Round

Sep 25, 2018 at 8pm UK

Man Utd Manchester United
2-2
Derby Derby County

Mata (3'), Fellaini (90')

FT(HT: 1-0)

Wilson (59'), Marriott (85')

Derby win 8-7 on penalties

How Manchester United could line up against Derby County

By Daniel Lewis, Senior Reporter | 24 September 2018

Ahead of Tuesday night's EFL Cup tie between Manchester United and Derby County, Sports Mole looks at how the Red Devils may line up.

Manchester United will be aiming to get back to winning ways on Tuesday evening when they face Derby County in an EFL Cup third-round tie.

The Red Devils' recent resurgence came to a halt with a 1-1 draw against Wolverhampton Wanderers at the weekend, and now focus switches to a competition that they last won two seasons ago.

Having endured an indifferent start to the campaign, home boss Jose Mourinho may be forced to field a stronger lineup than he would have liked for this early-Autumn cup tie.

Here, Sports Mole looks at how the Portuguese may set out his side at Old Trafford.

Out: Marcos Rojo (knock), Phil Jones (hamstring), Marcus Rashford (suspended)

Assuming Mourinho gives Romelu Lukaku the night off, with the Belgium international starting six of United's first seven games this term on the back of a busy summer, there is a central-striking role up for grabs.

Rashford's suspension means that Anthony Martial may be given a rare run through the middle, while an out-of-form Alexis Sanchez and Juan Mata are options either side, as is Jesse Lingard.

Mourinho has already confirmed that Diogo Dalot will make just his second start for the club, a week on from an impressive debut in the away win at Young Boys, and on the opposite flank Ashley Young is expected to return after a two-game absence in place of Luke Shaw.

With Rojo and Jones still sidelined through injury, Chris Smalling and Victor Lindelof have a chance to build a connection, and Mourinho also has Eric Bailly waiting in the wings.

Ander Herrera has shaken off a minor injury problem in time for this third-round tie, but Mourinho may not want to risk the Spaniard from the off, as Nemanja Matic is back from suspension and both Andreas Pereira and Scott McTominay are in need of minutes on the field.

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