Man United vs. Sabah injury, suspension list, predicted XIs

By Matt Law | 09 Sep 2026 20:00, Last updated: 09 Sep 2026 20:00

Manchester United will begin their 2026-27 Champions League league stage campaign at home to Sabah on Thursday night.

The Red Devils will enter the match off the back of a 2-2 draw with Everton in the Premier League, while Sabah recorded a 5-0 victory over Zira in the Azerbaijani Premier League last time out, and here Sports Mole rounds up the team news for both sides.

Out: Matthijs de Ligt (back), Manuel Ugarte (knee), Carlos Baleba (ankle), Amad Diallo (ankle), Tom Heaton (hamstring)

Sports Mole's predicted XI: Lammens; Dalot, Yoro, Martinez, Mazraoui; Santos, Mainoo; Mbeumo, Fernandes, Cunha; Sesko

Sports Mole's predicted XI: Pokatilov; Solvet, Dashdamirov, Puchacz, Zedadka; Rakhmonaliev, Isaev, Lepinjica, Parris; Mickels, Simic

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