TEAM NEWS: Carrick, Ibrahimovic & Pogba all start for Man Utd against City

Michael Carrick has been handed a start alongside Ander Herrera in Manchester United's midfield, with Paul Pogba also starting for the EFL Cup meeting with Manchester City at Old Trafford on Wednesday. The United vice-captain has yet to make a league start in 2016-17 but is chosen in Jose Mourinho's XI for a fourth time in cup competition this term. Marcos Rojo, Luke Shaw and Juan Mata also come into the side after the 4-0 hammering against Chelsea on Sunday, with Chris Smalling, Jesse Lingard, Marouane Fellaini and the injured Eric Bailly all missing out.

Wayne Rooney again misses out after a muscle strain while there is still no Henrikh Mkhitaryan in the United squad. For City, there is no Kevin de Bruyne due to injury, with Pablo Zabaleta also on the unavailable list as Pep Guardiola shuffles his pack. Man Utd starting XI: De Gea; Valencia, Rojo, Blind, Shaw; Carrick, Herrera; Mata, Pogba, Rashford; Ibrahimovic.

Subs: Depay, Lingard, Young, Romero, Fellaini, Schneiderlin, Darmian.

Man City starting XI: Caballero; Maffeo, Otamendi, Kompany, Clichy; Fernando, Aleix Garcia; Nolito, Jesus Navas, Sane; Iheanacho.

Subs: Sterling, Gundogan, Aguero, Kolarov, Fernandinho, Adarabioyo, Gunn. Jose Mourinho has made four changes from the side which was battered 4-0 by Chelsea on Sunday