LIVE: Manchester United vs Sabah – UEFA Champions League

Live Match, Published On 10 Sep 2026 Three-time winners Manchester-united" class="entity-link entity-organization" data-entity-id="2930" data-entity-type="organization">Manchester United entertain Sabah in the league phase of the UEFA Champions League. The match at Old Trafford in Manchester, United Kingdom, kicks off at 8pm (19:00 GMT). 13 UpdatesCarrick flexes United’s muscleOn paper it’s one of the biggest mismatches in Champions League history, but when was football ever played on paper?Despite a Manchester derby against Man City looming on Sunday, Michael Carrick has named a strong side including talisman Bruno Fernandes, despite playing at home to a side playing their first ever game in European competition proper.Fernandes has been involved in 15 goals in 19 Champions League appearances for the club, scoring six and assisting nine – one goal involvement every 100 minutes. Pnly Ruud van Nistelrooy (one every 79 minutes) has scored or assisted more regularly for United in the competition.United last featured in the Champions League in 2023-24, when they were eliminated in the group stage, and the Red Devils have won just one of their last nine games in the competition, losing five of them.Anything other than a win tonight would be unthinkable.Sabah name their sideThe Theatre of Dreams plays hosts to a fairytale story tonight as Sabah, who were only formed nine years ago, take to the stage.Attacking midfielder Veljko Simic is the only Sabah player to have featured more than once in the Champions League, playing five games for Crvena Zvezda in 2018-19.Sabah XI: Pokatilov; Puchacz, McCarthy, Dasdamirov, Zedadka; Lepinjica, Rakhmonaliev; Nwachukwu, Simic, Parris; Joy-Lance Mickels.Man United name XIMichael Carrick has named a strong Red Devils XI for his first Champions League game in charge in four years and 291 days.Carrick was interim boss for the 2-0 win over Villarreal in November 2021, and this gap is the fourth longest of any coach between their first two Champions League games.Man United XI: Lammens; Dorgu, Yoro, Martinez, Mazraoui; Tielemans, Mainoo; Mbeumo, Fernandes, Cunha; SeskoManchester United team sheetThis content is unavailable due to your cookie settings.To continue, please allow functional cookies from third-party platforms.Al Jazeera’s Champions League season previewAl Jazeera’s Samantha Johnson takes you through all you need to know in the run-up to the new Champions League season:This content is unavailable due to your cookie settings.To continue, please allow functional cookies from third-party platforms.Sabah team newsSabah have a fully fit squad, which will be led by Joy-Lance Mickels, who scored a hat-trick last time out.Predicted Sabah starting lineupPokatilov; Solvet, Dashdamirov, Puchacz, Zedadka; Rakhmonaliev, Isaev, Lepinjica, Parris; Mickels, SimicManchester United scouted Mbappe but didn’t sign him, says Ryan GiggsOne of the world’s most prolific goal scorers, Kylian Mbappe, could have signed a contract with Manchester-united" class="entity-link entity-organization" data-entity-id="2930" data-entity-type="organization">Manchester United when he was a little-known teenager in the French league, but the English Premier League club’s scouts decided against approaching his then-club, Monaco, reveals the former United player and coach, Ryan Giggs.Giggs, who was United’s interim and assistant coach between 2014 and 2016, made the revelation on a podcast with his former United teammate Rio Ferdinand on Wednesday.Mbappe has several club and international goal-scoring records to his name and now plays for European football giants Real Madrid in Spain.The 27-year-old signed for the La Liga team in 2024 from French league champions Paris Saint-Germain, who scooped him up from Monaco in 2018 after Mbappe lit up Ligue 1 with his speed and goal-scoring accuracy.But according to Giggs, Mbappe could have been a Red Devil had the club’s scouts pursued him after watching him play in 2015.The United legend said he was in southern France in 2015 when he was approached by a local football scout and tipped off about a rising star.“I was walking along the beach back to the hotel and all of a sudden I can feel someone coming up to me,” Giggs said while narrating his meeting with the scout.“He comes up to me and says, ‘I just wanted to just say hello. I’m a big United fan and big fan of yours. I watch a lot of youth football in France and you have to look at this player. He’s called Kylian Mbappe. He’s at Monaco and I think he’s a player for Man United’.”Early Man Utd team newsNew signing Carlos Baleba is still out with an ankle injury, while Amad Diallo and Matthijs de Ligt are also unavailable but are closing in on a return. Manuel Ugarte is a long-term absentee.Predicted Manchester-united" class="entity-link entity-organization" data-entity-id="2930" data-entity-type="organization">Manchester United lineup:Lammens; Dalot, Yoro, Martinez, Mazraoui; Santos, Mainoo; Mbeumo, Fernandes, Cunha; SeskoGet instant alerts and updates based on your interests. Be the first to know when big stories happen.FIFA accused of ‘abusive conduct’ over women’s football calendar in EuropeA legal complaint against FIFA has been extended to cover its “abusive conduct” towards the women’s game in Europe.The complaint by the European Leagues umbrella group, which includes the Premier League and Scottish Professional Football League (SPFL), was first lodged with the European Commission two years ago.The complaint states that FIFA abused a dominant position under European competition law by allegedly failing to properly consult with leagues over the women’s international match calendar announced in 2023.European Leagues formally welcomed 14 European women’s leagues to its ranks in June of this year, including the Women’s Super League (WSL) in England and the Scottish Women’s Premier League (SWPL), and has now extended the legal complaint to cover the impact on the women’s international match calendar.A media release issued by European Leagues on Tuesday said: “European Leagues is extending the scope of its complaint to the European Commission about the international match calendar to include FIFA’s abusive conduct regarding the women’s international match calendar and related women’s football regulatory decisions.“FIFA’s conduct threatens the growth and financial sustainability of women’s professional leagues, and risks player health and wellbeing.“The European Commission must now act to ensure that EU law is respected and that the future of women’s professional football is not determined unilaterally by FIFA.”Man Utd captain among Ballon d’Or nomineesLast year’s winner Ousmane Dembele, as well as Harry Kane and Kylian Mbappe, are among the top contenders for the men’s Ballon d’Or.The 30 men’s and 30 women’s nominees were revealed by France Football magazine on Tuesday, with the winners to be announced at a ceremony in London on October 26 .In the women’s field, two-time winner Alexia Putellas, Ewa Pajor and Melchie Dumornay are among the favourites. Aitana Bonmatí, the winner of the past three awards, did not make the cut after missing most of the season through injury. She returned at the end of Barcelona’s quadruple-winning season, which included another Champions League title.Dembele and Mbappe both played for France at the World Cup, where their team lost to the eventual champions, Spain, in the semifinal. Although it is difficult to win the accolade without a major trophy, Mbappe made history when he overtook Lionel Messi for the all-time record for the most World Cup goals (22) in fewer games.Manchester-united" class="entity-link entity-organization" data-entity-id="2930" data-entity-type="organization">Manchester United captain Bruno Fernandes has also made the list.This content is unavailable due to your cookie settings.To continue, please allow functional cookies from third-party platforms.