Manchester United vs Leicester City LIVE early team news and how to watch Carabao Cup fixture

Interim manager Ruud van Nistelrooy will be eyeing a winning start to his Manchester United tenure when Leicester City visit Old Trafford in the fourth round of the Carabao Cup this evening, kick-off 7.45pm.

Van Nistelrooy will take charge of the Reds for the very first time after being put in caretaker charge on Monday following the exit of Erik ten Hag.

Sunday's 2-1 defeat to West Ham United at the London Stadium was the final straw for Ten Hag, who oversaw just one win from his final eight games in charge.

It means Van Nistelrooy is tasked with trying to improve both results and the mood at Old Trafford. United booked tonight's date with Leicester after thrashing Barnsley 7-0 in the third round of the competition last month.

United, however, have won just once since then - beating Brentford 2-1 just over a week ago - and desperately need to try and turn their fortunes around. They are up against a Leicester side who have won two and lost two of their last four matches in all competitions.

Follow the live blog below for plenty of pre-match build-up, analysis and regular updates from Old Trafford...

Hello and welcome along to the Manchester Evening News' live coverage of United's Carabao Cup fourth round clash with Leicester City at Old Trafford this evening.

After events off the pitch over the last couple of days, it is easy to forget United have a football match to try and win this evening.

The visit of the Foxes marks the beginning of another new dawn at Old Trafford, this time led by Ruud van Nistelrooy. He will be itching to make a winning start to his time as caretaker boss and restore some confidence.