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Valencia vs Man Utd LIVE: Confirmed team news and Uefa Champions League commentary

Valencia vs Man Utd
Champions League 2018-19
Venue: Mestalla Stadium, Valencia
Kick-off: 8pm GMT

Manchester United can take top spot off Juventus if they beat Valencia and the Old Lady fail to topple Young Boys tonight.

A last-gasp win over Young Boys last time out saw a spot in the knockout stages confirmed in unconvincing fashion but Jose Mourinho's side travel to Spain after their most dominant performance of the season.

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Team news

Paul Pogba will start as Jose Mourinho rotates the squad. David De Gea and Nemanja Matic appear to have been rested for the Group H match, while Luke Shaw, Anthony Martial, Matteo Darmian and Chris Smalling were not seen on the flight to Spain.

Mason Greenwood and James Garner, both 17, have been included in the travelling party, while Pogba, Sergio Romero and Andreas Pereira are set to be among the starters as Victor Lindelof (groin) and Alexis Sanchez (hamstring) remain sidelined.

Provisional squad: Romero, Grant, Young, Valencia, Bailly, Jones, Rojo, Fred, Pereira, Herrera, McTominay, Garner, Pogba, Lingard, Fellaini, Mata, Lukaku, Rashford, Greenwood


TV channel, online and live stream coverage

The match will be televised live on BT Sport 3, with coverage starting from 7.15pm. BT Sport subscribers will be able to stream the match online via the video player and the BT Sport app.


Head to Head

Manchester United and Valencia have played each other just nine times, losing just once but winning just twice.

The two teams played out a drab 0-0 draw at Old Trafford in October.