MANCHESTER UNITED FC

Matteo Darmian and Daley Blind struggled in Manchester United's Carabao Cup defeat to Bristol City on Wednesday. The duo have not travelled with the squad to face Foxes.

Manuel Akanji's contract at Basel will run down in 2021. His impressive form for the Swiss club has seen him attract interest from Liverpool and Dortmund.

Pulisic has been of interest to Liverpool in recent seasons and is Dortmund's leading light after the departure of Ousmane Dembele.

Michael Carrick, Antonio Valencia and Marouane Fellaini remain out for Manchester United's visit to Leicester City with a string of first-teamers to return after a midweek rest.

Jonny Evans will be allowed to leave West Brom for the right price in January with a return to Manchester United said to be the likeliest option.

Gabriel Jesus and Kylian Mbappe have shown their qualities at Manchester City and Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) respectively.

Daniele Rugani has seen his first team opportunities being limited, which has made him to consider the option of leaving Juventus.

Nemanja Matic is likely to return to partner Paul Pogba in midfield for Manchester United against Leicester City but Antonio Valencia is a doubt.

Mkhitaryan enjoyed an explosive start to the season, laying on five assists for his teammates in the opening three matches of the season.

Jose Mourinho has labelled Bristol City "lucky" after watching his Manchester United side be knocked out by the Championship side at Ashton Gate.

Karl Anderson, 29, was sentenced to 16 weeks imprisonment after pleading guilty to racially aggravated common assault outside Manchester City's training ground.

Live coverage of the draw for the last four of the Carabao Cup including the likes of Arsenal and Manchester City as the road to Wembley continues.

Jose Mourinho's holders travel to Ashton Gate to take on Championship promotion contenders Bristol City.

Nabil Fekir has listed Arsenal, Manchester United, Real Madrid and Barcelona as the clubs he could consider when he leaves Lyon.

Marouane Fellaini suffered a medial knee ligament injury while in action for Belgium in October. He has been struggling with the knee injury and is currently on the sidelines.

The 26-year-old has two-and-a-half years left on his Blues contract and is understood to be happy at Stamford Bridge.

Antoine Griezmann has been linked with a move to Manchester United for a while now. Atletico Madrid's league rivals Barcelona have also joined the race for his signature.

Henrikh Mkhitaryan has struggled to impress in recent months and his dip in form has forced Jose Mourinho to drop him from Manchester United's squad in the last few matches.

Bordeaux insist they do not want to sell Brazilian starlet Malcom during the January transfer window amid talk of an imminent bid from Manchester United.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Paul Pogba could both start for Manchester United against Bristol City in their Carabao Cup quarter-final clash on Wednesday.

Atletico Madrid are said to be ready to report Barcelona to Fifa for their overtures towards Antoine Griezmann.