Manchester United vs RB Leipzig LIVE: Result and reaction from Champions League fixture tonight

Follow all the action as Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side aim to continue their perfect start in the group stage

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Follow all the action as Manchester United host last season’s semi-finalists RB Leipzig in the Champions League group stage at Old Trafford this evening. 

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side enjoyed the perfect start to their European campaign, defeating Paris Saint-Germain 2-1 at the Parc des Princes. However, United have been in indifferent form domestically, taking just seven points from their opening five Premier League games. 

Leipzig lost their star striker, Timo Werner, in the summer but have begun the Bundesliga season in excellent fashion, currently topping the league under prodigious young manager Julian Nagelsmann, having dropped just two points thus far. Follow all the action below: 

Manchester United vs RB Leipzig

• MUN: De Gea, Wan-Bissaka, Lindelof, Maguire, Shaw, Matic, Pogba, Fred, Van de Beek, Greenwood, Martial
• RBL: Gulacsi, Angelino, Upamecano, Konate, Poulsen, Forsberg, Nkunku, Halstenberg, Olmo, Henrichs, Kampl

[28 October 2020 19:52 · Karl Matchett]

PSG GAUNTLET LAID DOWN

United shocked PSG last week, but right now they’re on level points - Moise Kean scored twice to give the French side a 2-0 win over Istanbul Basaksehir.

It makes this game against Leipzig all the more important.

[28 October 2020 19:35 · Karl Matchett]

OLE ON HIS SELECTION

[28 October 2020 19:33 · Karl Matchett]

HALF AN HOUR TO KO

United looking to shape up with a diamond today, with Bruno Fernandes a surprise name left out of the line-up. Will it enable them to escape the Leipzig press?

[28 October 2020 19:26 · Karl Matchett]

CONFIRMED TEAMS

Man United: De Gea; Wan-Bissaka, Lindelof, Maguire, Shaw; Matic, Fred, Pogba, Van de Beek; Martial, Greenwood.

RB Leipzig: Gulacsi; Halstenberg, Upamecano, Konate; Henrichs, Kampl, Olmo, Angelino; Nkunku, Forsberg; Poulsen.

[28 October 2020 19:24 · Karl Matchett]

LEIPZIG LINEUP

[28 October 2020 19:23 · Karl Matchett]

UNITED LINEUP

[28 October 2020 19:10 · Karl Matchett]

EARLY KO

Worth noting that the other game in this group started at 5:55pm GMT; they are now approaching the hour mark and it’s currently Istanbul Basaksehir 0-0 Paris St Germain.

[28 October 2020 19:06 · Karl Matchett]

CHAMPIONS LEAGUE NIGHT

Evening all. Big night at Old Trafford where United will be looking to make it six points from two games. 

[28 October 2020 16:41 · Karl Matchett]

UNITED HOST RB LEIPZIG AT OLD TRAFFORD

Welcome to The Independent’s live coverage as Manchester United host RB Leipzig in the Champions League group stage at Old Trafford.