Man United eye victory against Derby County in the 2018/19 EFL Cup
Manchester United and Derby County are set to go head to head on Tuesday night in the 2018/19 EFL Cup. Man United go into this game as the favourites.
Kick-off : 8:00 PM (Local)
Venue : Old Trafford, Manchester
Manchester United are doing well at the moment in the Premier League and have had a great start to the Champions League. They will now be hoping to have a great start to their EFL Cup campaign.
In Derby County, Man United have got opponents that are manageable and they will have good chances against them. But they will still have to play their best football.
The Red Devils next play West Ham at the weekend.
On the other hand, Derby County will be out their to cause an unlikely upset. They know they have a Herculean task at their hands. But they will have to give their all and hope for the best.
Derby County are currently 6th in the EFL Championship after 9 games with 16 points.
Man United have been doing well against Derby County in recent times and will look to continue the good work.
Team news and possible line-ups
Tom Lawrence will not be available for Derby County for the Tuesday night game as due to suspension. While George Evans and Curtis Davies are both injured.
As for Man United, Marcus Rashford will not be available as due to suspension. Whereas Marcos Rojo and Ander Herrera are injured.
Derby County XI : Carson, Bogle, Keogh, Tomori, Malone, Ledley, Johnson, Mount, Marriott, Bennett, Jozefzoon.
Manchester United XI : De Gea, Dalot, Smalling, Lindelof, Young, Matic, Pereira, McTominay, Mata, Martial, Sanchez.
Prediction
I expect Manchester United to get the job done on Tuesday night and get the all important win. They might win 2-0.