Manchester United will host Leicester City in a Carabao Cup 2024-25 Round of 16 match at Old Trafford, Manchester on Thursday, October 31.
The Manchester United vs Leicester City Carabao Cup 2024-25 match will start at 1:15 AM IST on Thursday. Live streaming of the match will be available in India.
Organised by the English Football League, the Carabao Cup also known as the EFL Cup or the League Cup is an annual knockout competition in men’s domestic football in England.
A total of 92 teams from the English Premier League and the three tiers of the English Football League entered the 65th edition of the tournament. After three rounds of action, the number of teams has come down to 16.
All rounds in the knockout tournament are single-legged except the two semi-finals. The fate of any single-legged match is decided by penalties if the scores are level at the end of the regulation period.
The final of the Carabao Cup will be played at the iconic Wembley Stadium in London with the winning team getting a chance to play in the UEFA Conference League next season.
United made their entry into the EFL Cup 2024-25 third round after receiving byes in the first two rounds of this competition by virtue of their involvement in European football - UEFA Europa League 2024-25.
In the third round of Carabao Cup 2024-25, the Red Devils thrashed Barnsley 7-0 last month with Marcus Rashford, Alejandro Garnacho and Christian Eriksen all scoring a brace.
Meanwhile, Leicester beat fourth-tier club Walsall, 3-0 on penalties, in their EFL Cup 2024-25 third-round fixture in September after the game ended in a stalemate at the end of regulation time.
Manchester United will step onto the field for the first time in the EFL Cup 2024-25 contest after the sacking of manager Erik ten Hag on Monday with Ruud van Nistelrooy taking charge as interim manager of the team.
United had a poor start to their domestic campaign mustering three wins and two draws in their first nine games and are placed a lowly 14th in the Premier League points table.
The 1-2 loss at West Ham United was United’s fourth loss in the league and proved to be Ten Hag’s last game at the helm.
Leicester, who got promoted to the Premier League after spending the last season in the EFL Championship, are placed one rung below United at 15th in the league standings.
They have managed nine points from the first nine rounds and enter the United tie after a 1-3 loss at home to Nottingham Forest.
Manchester United, who won the Carabao Cup in the 2022-23 season, will be keen to reboot their ongoing campaign with this cup tie as they host Chelsea in the Premier League during the weekend.
Manchester United vs Leicester City football head-to-head
Manchester United and Leicester City have played a total of 137 football matches against each other with United winning 70 of those. Leicester have been victorious on 36 occasions while 31 matches have ended in draws.
In the most recent meeting between the two sides in the English Premier League in February 2023, United beat Leicester by a 3-0 margin.
Where to watch Manchester United vs Leicester City match live in India
Live streaming of the Manchester United vs Leicester City Carabao Cup 2024-25 football match will be available on the FanCode app and website in India
The Manchester United vs Leicester City Carabao Cup 2024-25 football match will not be telecast live on any TV channels.
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