Man United vs Chelsea live: Premier League team news, line-ups and build-up as Alejandro Garnacho returns – UK Times

Man Utd XI: Bayindir, Shaw, De Ligt, Maguire, Mazraoui, Dorgu, Casemiro, Fernandes, Diallo, Mbeumo, Sesko.

Chelsea XI: Sanchez, James, Chalobah, Fofana, Cucurella, Caicedo, Estevao, Fernandez, Neto, Palmer, Joao Pedro.

We’re expecting team news imminently, so here’s a reminder of what we know so far:

Ruben Amorim could consider giving Senne Lammens a start in goal with Altay Bayindir failing to convince in his outings so far. Diogo Dalot and Lisandro Martinez remain out but Matheus Cunha and Mason Mount are back in the squad and could feature.

Enzo Maresca has confirmed that Chelsea have a few doubts with a tight turnaround from their Champions League defeat to Bayern Munich. Cole Palmer is not among them, though, and should start again, while Alejandro Garnacho could make his debut against his former club. Marc Guiu is also available after his recall from his loan to Sunderland following injury to Liam Delap.

Asked afterwards if he was dreaming of winning the Champions League this season, he said: “For sure. I think everybody dreams of winning the Champions League, so now I’m with Barcelona, the dream is with Barcelona.

“I hope we can win the tournament, but there’s a lot of really good competition, so we have to take it game by game and just keep trying to push and trying to improve as a team.”

Under-fire Ruben Amorim suggested even the Pope could not make him change his approach having been reassured by Sir Jim Ratcliffe that he does not need to fear white smoke from Manchester United.

“No, no, no,” he said. “Not once. Not even the Pope, it will not change… this is my job, this is my responsibility, this is my life, so I will not change that, but I will change the system.

“There will be an evolution, but we need to make all the good steps.

“To tell you, if I’m a player and I have a coach that with a lot of pressure – it doesn’t matter if he’s all around the world – is saying ‘you need to change the system’ and I’m going to change in this moment, they will look at me in a different way.

“So, when you think about the impact that any decision is going to have on the team, everything is important.

“So, I will say the same thing. This will have an evolution. I’m doing things my way.

“Some guys do it in a different way, but it will change, so I hope to have the time to change, but it will change.”

Alejandro Garnacho is in line to make his return to Old Trafford this afternoon following his acrimonious exit from Man United just three weeks ago.

Having made his desire to leave the club publicly known via social media, Ruben Amorim was in no mood to discuss the Argentine’s comeback.

Garnacho, once hailed as key to United’s future, soured on fans after underwhelming performances and a questionable attitude.

No prizes for guessing he’ll be on the end of a hostile reception this afternoon.

Manchester United XI: Lammens; Maguire, De Ligt, Yoro; Mazraoui, Fernandes, Mainoo, Dorgu; Cunha, Mbeumo; Sesko.

Chelsea XI: Sanchez; James, Chalobah, Tosin, Cucurella; Fernandez, Caicedo; Neto, Palmer, Garnacho; Joao Pedro.

Enzo Maresca has confirmed that Chelsea have a few doubts with a tight turnaround from their Champions League defeat to Bayern Munich.

Cole Palmer is not among them, though, and should start again, while Alejandro Garnacho could make his debut against his former club.

Marc Guiu is also available after his recall from his loan to Sunderland following injury to Liam Delap.

Ruben Amorim could consider giving Senne Lammens a start in goal with Altay Bayindir failing to convince in his outings so far.

Diogo Dalot and Lisandro Martinez remain out but Matheus Cunha and Mason Mount are back in the squad and could feature.

Manchester United vs Chelsea is due to kick off at 5.30pm BST on Saturday 20 September at Old Trafford.

Viewers in the United Kingdom can watch the match live on Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Premier League, with coverage from 5pm BST. A live stream will be available via Sky Go or NOW.

Good afternoon and welcome to The Independent’s live coverage of the Premier League as struggling Manchester United play host to Chelsea.

United have picked up just four points from four games, with defeat to rivals Manchester City adding to under-fire boss Ruben Amorim’s miserable start to the season and leading to talks with co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe this week.

Today’s clash could prove the tipping point for the Portuguese, who welcomes back new Chelsea boy Alejandro Garnacho following his acrimonious exit in the summer transfer window.

We’ll have all the build-up, team news and minute-by-minute updates from the game, right here.