Manchester United vs Leicester LIVE commentary: Post-Ten Hag era begins at Old Trafford with Carabao Cup clash: Kick-off time, team news and how to follow

The post-Erik ten Hag era at Manchester United begins with a Carabao Cup match against Leicester this week.

After a poor start to the season, in addition to finishing eighth last year, the The Red Devils disconnected about the Dutchman's time in charge at Old Trafford on Monday.

The search for Ten Hag's replacement is underway, with Sporting Lisbon's Ruben Amorim verbally agree on a move to the red half of Manchester.

But for now, the former United striker Ruud van Nistelrooy He will temporarily take over and be on the bench for this match.

Meanwhile, Leicester will be looking to bounce back from their unfortunate 3-1 home defeat to Nottingham Forest on Friday.

But with Premier League survival being the ultimate goal, it wouldn't be a huge surprise to see Steve Cooper Rotate your team.

Man United-Leicester: end of the line

After winning the FA Cup last season, United decided to keep Ten Hag and give him a contract extension.

He was then allowed to spend more money on players he likes, including Manuel Ugarte, Matthijs de Ligt and Noussair Mazraoui.

But after a very poor start to the season in the league and in Europe, INEOS decided it was time for a changing of the guard.

United now have to pay £15m in compensation to Ten Hag due to his contract extension.

However, it seems they finally made the right decision to part ways with the Dutchman, who leaves with two trophies to his name but with his reputation tarnished.

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• This will be the fourth League Cup meeting between Manchester United (2 wins) and Leicester (1 win), and the first since the 2002-03 third round, in which the Red Devils won 2-0 with goals from David Beckham and Kieran Richardson.
• Leicester have lost 11 of their last 14 away games against Manchester United in all competitions (1 win, 2 draws), most recently a 3-0 defeat in the Premier League in February 2023.

Man United vs Leicester: date and how to follow

This Carabao Cup The fourth round clash will take place on Wednesday, October 30.

Kick-off at Old Trafford is scheduled for 7:45 p.m.

talkSPORT 2 will have exclusive live coverage of the game from Manchester.

Adrian Durham will be your host, with comments from Sam Matterface and former Manchester City defender Danny Mills.

To tune in to talkSPORT via the website, Click HERE to watch the live stream.

• Excluding replays, two-legged ties, semi-finals and finals, this is Manchester United's eighth consecutive League Cup draw at Old Trafford. The Red Devils have won six of their last seven home games in the competition (L1).
• Since the start of the 2017-18 season, Leicester have reached five League Cup quarter-finals, the most of any team, along with Manchester City.
• Manchester United's Marcus Rashford has scored 10 goals in his last nine starts in the League Cup, scoring in each of his last five starts in the competition. Rashford also has five goals in his last six starts against Leicester City in all competitions.

Man United vs Leicester: team news

Van Nistelrooy will immediately have a problem.

The Red Devils are facing a bit of an injury crisis.

Luke Shaw, Tyrell Malacia, Harry Maguire, Leny Yoro and Kobbie Mainoo are all injured.

Mason Mount is also unlikely to be involved, while Antony and Mazraoui have ankle and knee problems respectively.

On the Foxes side, Victor Kristiansen and Jannik Vestergaard are out.

Patson Daka and Hamza Choudhury have longer-term injury problems and have no chance of being involved.

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Man United vs Leicester: What has been said?

Simon Jordan believes United fans should be wary of Van Nistelrooy taking over on an interim basis.

Speaking on talkSPORTHe said: “He is part of a coaching organization that has created problems since he walked in the door.

“So, from my point of view, if you approach Van Nistelrooy to give him a chance, then you have no idea how everything should go in the first place. You must have clear visions.

“Van Nistelrooy has been brought in and there is no added value; in fact, United are worse off as a result.

“He is part of a training framework that Ten Hag is in, which he is a part of.

“There is nothing about Van Nistelrooy to suggest that he gives any indication that he should get the job, other than the fact that there is a history of Van Nistelrooy and manchester united“.