Manchester United‘s latest new era begins with them hosting Leicester City in the Carabao Cup at Old Trafford on Wednesday.

United dismissed manager Erik ten Hag on Monday following a 2-1 defeat to lowly West Ham on Sunday, which came about due to a highly contentious penalty awarded following a VAR review in second-half injury time at London Stadium.

That defeat left United 14th in the Premier League standings, closer to the relegation zone than the UEFA Champions League places, and eventually left the manager’s position untenable. Ruud van Nistelrooy is in temporary charge and must find a way to restore confidence at the club.

The Foxes suffered a dispiriting 3-1 home defeat to Nottingham Forest but have had two extra days to prepare for this meeting, with that league loss taking place last Friday.

Below is the latest team news and the predicted lineups for this fixture.

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Man United vs. Leicester City lineups, predicted starting 11, team news

Van Nistelrooy will probably have been wary of experimenting too much and turns to more experienced heads to lead them through this period of transition.

Altay Bayindir keeps his place in goal after starting in the last round, while Victor Lindelof is alongside Matthijs de Ligt and Lisandro Martinez starts at left-back, with Luke Shaw and Tyrell Malacia still absent.

Casemiro partners Manuel Ugarte in midfield, while Joshua Zirkzee gets the nod up front over Rasmus Hojlund.

Mason Mount could target Sunday’s league meeting with his old club for a potential return. Harry Maguire and Kobbie Mainoo are still sidelined, along with Leny Yoro and Antony.

Man United starting lineup (4-2-3-1, right to left): Bayindir (GK) — Dalot, Lindelof, De Ligt, Martinez — Ugarte, Casemiro — Garnacho, Fernandes, Rashford — Zirkzee

Man United subs: Heaton, Amass, Evans, Mazraoui, Fitzgerald, J. Fletcher, Amad Diallo, Hojlund, Wheatley

Injured: Antony, Mainoo, Maguire, Malacia, Mount, Shaw, Yoro
Suspended: None

Leicester mix up their starting XI after a poor second-half performance against Forest, with a few back-up players given a chance to impress.

Conor Coady, Boubakary Soumare and Jordan Ayew come in, along with Morocco star Bilal El Khannouss, who was a sub last Friday.

Danny Ward is in goal, with Kasey McAteer also starting.

Leicester City starting lineup (4-2-3-1, right to left): Ward (GK) — Justin, Coady, Okoli, Thomas — Skipp, Soumare — De Cordova-Reid, McAteer, El Khannouss— Ayew

Leicester City subs: Iversen, Ricardo, Vestergaard, Ndidi, Winks, Mavididi, Edouard, Buonanotte, Alves

Injured: Vestergaard, Choudhury, Daka
Suspended: None

Man United vs. Leicester City live stream, TV channel

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