Rivals Manchester United and Manchester City clash tonight for a place in the Carabao Cup final at Wembley. The first last-four tie saw Tottenham beat Brentford 2-0 on Tuesday, with Jose Mourinho’s Spurs reaching their first domestic cup final since 2015.

That means a Wembley face-off with the Special One is up for grabs when United and City meet at Old Trafford in the second semi-final this evening.

With the semis a one-legged affair this season due to a shortened campaign, there has to be a winner on the night – and neither Ole Gunnar Solskjaer nor Pep Guardiola will want to pass up the chance of a shot at some early silverware.

It will also be a poignant occasion for City following the death of club icon Colin Bell on Tuesday. The club plan to honour the ‘King of the Kippax’ with a special shirt tribute ahead of kick-off.

Man United vs Man City is scheduled for a 7:45pm GMT kick-off tonight (Wednesday, January 6, 2021). The match will be held behind closed doors at Old Trafford due to coronavirus restrictions. If the game is level at full-time, there will be 30 minutes of extra-time before a penalty shootout if needed.

Edinson Cavani is suspended for United. Long-term absentee Phil Jones remains sidelined but Solskjaer says he has no other injury concerns, which means Victor Lindelof could return from a back complaint – though Eric Bailly is still likely to partner Harry Maguire at centre-back.

Kyle Walker and Gabriel Jesus could be back for City after completing a period of isolation following positive Covid-19 tests announced on Christmas Day. However, Ferran Torres, Ederson, Tommy Doyle and Eric Garcia are all still out.

Aymeric Laporte missed Sunday’s win over Chelsea with a minor hamstring problem and remains doubtful, as does Nathan Ake who was not fit enough to return from a muscle injury at the weekend.