Man United vs. Sabah live score, stats, highlights from Champions League clash

Manchester United begin their return to Champions League action by hosting Azerbaijani newcomers Sabah FK at Old Trafford on Thursday in their league phase opener.

The Red Devils have not played in Europe's top competition since they were bounced in the group stage of the 2023/24 tournament, with four defeats in six games to the likes of Bayern Munich , FC Copenhagen, and Galatasaray. They were on the outside of all three UEFA tournaments last season, but returned to the Champions League field by finishing third in the Premier League.

They meet Sabah, a club which has only been in existence since 2017, and is competing in its first-ever league phase of any European competition. They are famously coached by Valdas Dambrauskas, who has gone viral for his rise to coaching prominence by working his way up after winning money on a Lithuanian game show.

The Sporting News is following the Man United vs. Sabah match live, providing score updates, commentary, and analysis

Location: Old Trafford (Manchester, England) Referee: Willy Delajod (FRA)

Man United (4-2-3-1, right to left): 1. S. Lammens (GK) — 2. D. Dalot , 15. L. Yoro , 6. L. Martinez, 3. N. Mazraoui — 37. K. Mainoo, 18. Y. Tielemans — 19. B. Mbeumo, 8. B. Fernandes, 13. P. Dorgu — 30. B. Sesko .

Sabah (4-2-3-1, right to left): 92. S. Pokatilov (GK) — 80. A. Zedadka, 3. S. Solvet, 5. R. Dasdemirov, 27. T. Puchacz — 7. U. Rakhmonaliev, 13. I. Lepinjica — 21. V. Simic, 10. A. Isaev, 11. K. Parris — 20. J. Mickels.

The match kicks off at Old Trafford in Manchester, England at 8 p.m. local time.

Here's how that time translates across some of the major territories:

Man United vs. Sabah highlights, key incidents

This section will be updated as the match progresses, with key match events taking place and highlights becoming available.

Bank Respublika Arena (Masazir, Azerbaijan)