Man United v Sabah LIVE: Score and latest updates from Champions League clash

Sabah looking fairly tidy so far, although there’s a frisson of danger in the air when they play the ball around at the back. But the Azeri champions certainly aren’t no-hopers.

United yet to create anything and, in fact, Sabah win the first corner of the game.

Fernandes wins a second ball and passes first time to Sesko but it’s sloppy from the striker as he immediately gives the ball away.

United then press hard and goalkeeper Pokatilov only just gets the ball away under pressure. An ooh goes round Old Trafford.

Man United pressing hard early on as Sabah try to move up the field and win a couple of throw-ins.

When the hosts do get the ball back, they’re happy to patiently stroke it around, waiting for an opening to emerge.

Underway at Old Trafford. Man United are back in the Champions League

A minute’s silence for the flooding in Nepal.

The teams are out on the pitch at Old Trafford. Here’s a reminder of how they line up.

Four changes for Man United as Mazraoui, Yoro, Dorgu and Sesko come in.

Man United XI: Lammens; Mazraoui, Yoro, Martinez, Dorgu; Tielemans, Mainoo; Mbeumo, Fernandes, Cunha; Sesko

Sabah XI: Pokatilov, McCarthy, Dashdamirov, Rakhmonaliev, Nwachukwu, Parris, Lepinjica, Mickels, Simic, Puchacz, Zedadka.

More from Richard Jolly at Old Trafford this evening

“This is Manchester United’s first Champions League game of the season but Sabah’s second in England already. They beat the Welsh champions, The New Saints, in Oswestry in July, before the World Cup had finished.”

And here’s some more extensive pre-match thoughts from Carrick as he prepares to bring United back to the Champions League for the first time since 2023

Michael Carrick has explained Luke Shaw’s absence from the squad this evening and discussed his four changes – with Noussair Mazraoui, Leny Yorko, Patrick Dorgu and Benjamin Sesko all coming in

“It’s a little bit of that [managing him],” Carrick told TNT Sports. “He came off the other day [at Everton] with a little bit of cramp. We didn’t want to take any risks really.

“We tried to manage him so we will see how he is after this one.”

On the four changes, Carrick said: “We wanted to change a little bit and freshen things a little bit, but try to get the balance right.

“Attacking-wise, we feel we’re really strong. I feel we’ve got a really good team, you know, and a good squad. We didn’t want to change too many. It’s not easy, as you know, playing in a team with too many changes as well.”

The warm-ups are in full swing at Old Trafford