Swansea vs Manchester United: EFL Cup prediction, team news, line-ups, start time, live, TV, head to head, odds

Jose Mourinho will be hoping to get back to winning ways as Manchester United continue their EFL Cup defence against Swansea City.

Holders United beat Burton Albion 4-1 last month to ease into the last-16 of the competition, but Mourinho must rally his troops after a dispiriting Premier League defeat at Huddersfield Town last Saturday.

Ther Red Devils were well below par as they lost their unbeaten League record, but Mourinho will likely ring the changes as he looks to defend one of the two trophies he won in his first year in charge at Old Trafford.

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Start time

Swansea host Manchester United at Liberty Stadium with kick-off scheduled for 7.45pm on Tuesday, October 24.

TV and live online coverage

The match will be televised live in the UK on Sky Sports' Football and Main Event channels, with coverage starting from 7:30pm. Alternatively, you can follow all the team news and goals with Standard Sport’s live scoreboard blog.

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Team news

Roque Mesa has started only three times since his £11million summer move from Las Palmas, but Swansea head coach Paul Clement confirmed that the midfielder will line up against United.

Renato Sanches (thigh) is unavailable after joining Wilfried Bony (hamstring) and Kyle Bartley on the casualty list, while goalkeeper Lukasz Fabianski is set to be rested.

Provisional squad: Nordfeldt, Rangel, van der Hoorn, Mawson, Olsson, Mesa, Ki, Clucas, Dyer, Ayew, Abraham, Mulder, Naughton, Fernandez, Britton, Carroll, Narsingh, Fulton, Routledge, McBurnie.

Victor Lindelof will be hoping his display against Huddersfield does not cost him a starting place.

Lindelof did not impress after coming on for the injured Phil Jones during Saturday's defeat and Jose Mourinho could choose to look at Axel Tuanzebe.

Other changes are likely for the last-16 match, with Luke Shaw, Scott McTominay, Matteo Darmian, Sergio Romero and Daley Blind all under consideration.

Provisional squad: De Gea, Romero, Pereira, Valencia, Darmian, Tuanzebe, Lindelof, Smalling, Blind, Shaw, Young, Matic, Herrera, McTominay, Mata, Lingard, Mkhitaryan, Lukaku, Rashford, Martial.

Predicted line-ups

Swansea starting XI:Nordfeldt, Naughton, Mawson, Fernandez, Olsson, Britton, Mesa, Carroll, Routledge, Ayew, Abraham​

Man United starting XI:Romero, Darmian, Tuanzebe, Smalling, Shaw, Blind, McTominay, Lingard, Mata, Martial, Rashford

Head to head

Prediction

Betting odds (via betfair)

• Swansea to win: 11/2

• Draw: 16/4

• Man United to win: 11/20

Click here to place a bet. Odds correct as of October 23 at 7pm.