Is Man United v Sabah on TV? How to watch Champions League fixture

Manchester United's challenging season under Michael Carrick's management starts with a Champions League match against Azerbaijani champions Sabah. The visitors, only eight years old, have a confident squad following a recent 5-0 win over Zira. Carrick is eager for a positive start after recent setbacks, including a loss to Everton in the Premier League and a Europa League final defeat to Tottenham. The match kicks off at Old Trafford in Manchester at 8pm BST on Thursday, 10 September.

The live broadcast of the game will be available on TNT Sports 1, TNT Sports Ultimate, and HBO Max, starting at 7pm BST. However, several key United players are still sidelined. Matthijs De Ligt, Amad Diallo, Manuel Ugarte, and Tom Heaton continue to recover from injuries, while Carlos Baleba is also unavailable. United's squad size is quite large, comprising a 25-man A-List, but a B-List features players such as Kobbie Mainoo and Leny Yoro. Marcus Rashford has been dealing with a slight knock since his last match against Everton.

On the other hand, Sabah enters the Champions League for the first time with high spirits, having just defeated Zira 5-0. Rwanda striker Joy-Lance Mickels scored a hat-trick in that game, while Serbian forward Veljko Simic is expected to start. Manchester United's predicted starting lineup includes Lammens, Dalot, Maguire, Martinez, and Shaw, with Tielemans, Mainoo, Mbeumo, Fernandes, and Cunha completing the XI.

Sabah's predicted lineup features Pokatilov, Isayev, Dashdamirov, Solvet, Rakhmonaliyev, Lepinjica, Mutallimov, Simic, and Mickels.