Manchester United vs Rangers LIVE! Europa League match stream, latest score and goal updates today

Manchester United vs Rangers LIVE!

The Europa League hosts another eagerly-anticipated ‘Battle of Britain’ clash at Old Trafford tonight. Having fought to a tight draw with Tottenham at Ibrox last month, Rangers now head south of the border hoping to exploit a Manchester United side who have been largely dismal at home of late – with manager Ruben Amorim making headlines after Sunday’s defeat to Brighton by claiming his team were maybe the worst in the club’s history.

United have lost four of their last five games at home, though Europe has offered respite for Amorim so far with two opening wins to have them on course for automatic qualification for the last 16. They begin the night in seventh with 12 points and no defeats, with Rangers only a place and a point behind them after an encouraging season of their own on the continent that has come amid a hugely disappointing domestic campaign under Philippe Clement.

Rangers – who lost a pre-season friendly to United last summer – have never beaten or even scored a goal against this evening’s opponents in four previous meetings, while they have not won a European tie in England for more than 32 years. Follow Manchester United vs Rangers live below!

Manchester United vs Rangers latest news

• Kick-off time: 8pm GMT | Old Trafford

• How to watch: TNT Sports

• Man United team news: Bayindir, Collyer and Garnacho start

• Rangers team news: Six changes as Butland returns

• Standard Sport prediction

Manchester United 0-0 Rangers

20:11 , George Flood

9 mins: A huge chance for Rangers to take an early lead against the run of play!

Collyer gets caught in possession in a dangerous area and Igamane plays in Raskin, who stumbles at the crucial moment as he’s denied by Bayindir.

The rebound is then clipped onto the roof of the net by Ridvan Yilmaz.

Manchester United 0-0 Rangers

20:09 , George Flood

6 mins: Rangers try to counter-attack for the first time but Cerny can’t inspire any early threat for the visitors, who have barely got a touch of the ball so far despite the wonderful noise being created by their fans.

Some diligent defending from the likes of Raskin, getting back to help his defence.

Manchester United 0-0 Rangers

20:06

4 mins: A couple of key interventions from Balogun early on as he makes a fine challenge on Garnacho inside the Rangers box.

He then boots clear a dangerous low cross from the right to avert the latest danger.

Manchester United 0-0 Rangers

20:05

2 mins: United are dominating possession early on as Garnacho works space to shoot and warms the palms of ex-Red Devil Butland in the Rangers goal.

It looks like Eriksen is playing as one of those two attackers in support of Zirkzee, along with Garnacho.

So Fernandes sitting deep alongside Collyer.

Manchester United vs Rangers

20:02 , George Flood

Underway in this huge ‘Battle of Britain’ clash at Old Trafford!

Erik Lambrechts of Belgium is tonight’s referee, with Bram van Driessche on VAR duty.

A real big-game feel to this one. Superb noise around the ground.

19:57

Manchester United fans continue to pay tribute to late club icon Denis Law as the two teams emerge from the Old Trafford tunnel.

A brilliant atmosphere already at the Theatre of Dreams, those 3,500 Rangers fans are making one hell of a racket.

Altay Bayindir out to put more pressure on Andre Onana

19:50 , George Flood

You also get the sense that Altay Bayindir could really heap pressure on Andre Onana with another strong performance tonight.

Manchester United’s No2 grabbed a rare chance with both hands against Arsenal in the FA Cup third round earlier this month, making several key saves and saving two penalties – one in normal time and the other in the shootout.

With Onana continuing to commit key mistakes, including against Brighton on Sunday, Bayindir would do his chances of regular starts no harm at all with another confident display here.

Toby Collyer poised for first European start for Man Utd

19:41

A big night in store for Toby Collyer, Manchester United‘s 21-year-old academy graduate who is making his first-ever European start in midfield.

His selection tonight – along with that of Christian Eriksen – with Kobbie Mainoo and Manuel Ugarte both dropping to the bench probably tells you all you need to know about Casemiro’s future at Old Trafford.

Amad Diallo plots downfall of former loan club Rangers

19:33

Plenty of eyes tonight will be on Amad Diallo, who has been by far the best Manchester United player during Ruben Amorim’s tenure so far.

The Ivorian winger signed a new five-and-a-half year contract at Old Trafford earlier this month and continued his fine form with a stylish home hat-trick against Southampton last week.

Tonight he comes up against the club for whom he only made 13 appearances during a frustrating loan stint back in 2022.

Six Rangers changes as Butland returns in goal

19:16

Captain James Tavernier, Robin Propper, Jefte, Connor Barron and Nedim Bajrami are the only Rangers players to retain their starting berths following Sunday’s 5-0 thrashing of minnows Fraserburgh in the Scottish Cup at Ibrox.

Jack Butland is back in goal, with Tom Lawrence on the bench after injury.

Barron deputises in midfield for the suspended Mohamed Diomande.

Five changes from Man Utd as Bayindir, Collyer and Garnacho all start

19:09 , George Flood

So that’s five changes from Ruben Amorim to the Manchester United side that started Sunday’s 3-1 home defeat to Brighton, with Altay Bayindir – the hero of the recent FA Cup win at Arsenal – getting another chance to impress in goal in place of the error-prone Andre Onana.

Harry Maguire makes way for Lisandro Martinez in defence, with Noussair Mazraoui also dropping out.

Young Toby Collyer comes in alongside Christian Eriksen to make his first-ever European start in midfield, with that duo replacing Kobbie Mainoo and Manuel Ugarte.

Alejandro Garnacho also comes into the attack despite today’s latest transfer links to Chelsea.

Antony is on the bench as expected despite that imminent loan move to Real Betis.

Rangers lineup

18:52 , George Flood

Rangers XI: Butland, Tavernier, Propper, Balogun, Jefte, Barron, Raskin, Cerny, Bajrami, Yilmaz, Igamane

Subs: Kelly, Munn, Dessers, Lawrence, Dowell, King, McCausland, Rice, Lovelace, Curtis, Nsio, Hutton

Manchester United lineup

18:50 , George Flood

Manchester United XI: Bayindir, De Ligt, Yoro, Martinez, Amad, Collyer, Eriksen, Dalot, Fernandes, Garnacho, Zirkzee

Subs: Heaton, Onana, Maguire, Malacia, Mazraoui, Casemiro, Mainoo, Ugarte, Antony, Hojlund

Clement calls on Rangers to ‘write history’ at Old Trafford

18:44 , George Flood

Rangers boss Philippe Clement, meanwhile, says he is not interested in the ongoing “noise” around Manchester United.

The Belgian said he has no interest in “parking the bus” at Old Trafford tonight as he urged his players to “write history”.

Rangers have never beaten or scored a single goal against United in four previous competitive games, having also lost 2-0 in a pre-season friendly at Murrayfield last summer.

Rangers’ last win in Europe over English opposition came with a double over Leeds in 1992.

“I’m not somebody who believes in parking a bus in front of goal and hoping that nothing happens, hoping to come one time on the other side to score a goal,” said Clement.

“So we’ll play to our qualities. Of course, we also need to consider the qualities of Manchester United.

“It’s a really, really big challenge. The spotlight is on the players and it’s a massive opportunity.

“I know my team and my squad will embrace those moments. You dream of being in stadiums like this.”

Maguire: Manchester United must stop gifting the first goal

18:26 , George Flood

Harry Maguire was also asked if it was helpful to hear Ruben Amorim describe his players as nervous after their sixth home defeat of the season already.

“We spoke about the first goal at Old Trafford. It’s not teams coming to Old Trafford and opening us up and tactically breaking us down,” he said.

“Anyone that was at the game against Brighton – it was a 50/50 game and could have gone either way and we gave them a goal early on which we knew we had to stop. We spoke about it in the pre-match.

“We have to stop giving away the first goal. The first goal against Nottingham Forest and Bournemouth were set-plays, the first goal against Southampton was from a set-play.

“These aren’t things that are tactically a problem – these are things that you have to go into a game focused on and mentally ready to win a football match.

“Football matches are sometimes defined on small margins and at the moment we aren’t getting those because we aren’t mentally focused enough to make them go our away.”

Harry Maguire responds to Amorim’s ‘worst team’ criticism

18:24 , George Flood

And what of the players’ response to that controversial public criticism from their manager?

Harry Maguire was alongside Ruben Amorim conducting yesterday’s pre-match media duties at Carrington.

“As players after the game we were really frustrated and disappointed coming off the back of a good away performance,” he said.

“We were confident and felt we could beat Brighton.

“We have to look at ourselves and take responsibility on ourselves.

“As an individual I go home and think about how I can help this team improve and get back to where we want to get to, which is to challenge a lot higher than we are in the league.

“We have to take responsibility and improve individually, which will help the team improve.”

Ruben Amorim: It’s good to be honest and not ‘delusional’

18:19 , George Flood

Ruben Amorim was also asked if it was helpful to keep publicly claiming that his players are nervous amid another hugely disappointing run of form…

“If you want I can be delusional and say different things,” he said.

“I say it as I see it. I said it to the players and I said it to you – I think it’s a good thing to be really honest.

“If you want me to say different things, I can start to do that because it is easier for me.

“If you are in the stadium you can feel it but I am not nervous, I am frustrated.”

‘Frustrated’ Amorim accepts ‘worst team ever’ criticism too strong

18:13 , George Flood

Inevitably, much of the pre-match build-up from a Manchester United perspective has been focused on Ruben Amorim’s headline comments after Sunday’s 3-1 home defeat by Brighton – the Red Devils’ fourth loss in their last five outings at Old Trafford – in which he furiously labelled his team as maybe the worst in the club’s history.

The passionate Portuguese has since sought to play down those words, admitting the criticism of his players was too strong.

“I was talking more for myself than for my players, because you have to find a coach that starts a job and loses (seven) games… it was more for me… I was talking more about me than the players…,” he insisted.

“So I understand I gave you that headline and I’m frustrated sometimes and sometimes I should not say that in those terms.

“But it is what it is and that’s it. Sometimes it’s really hard to hide the frustration in some moments.

“But the good thing is that I said the same things in a different way in the dressing room five minutes before.

“The response was quite normal because I’m really blunt with my players.”

Amorim added: “Sometimes you are a young guy and you do mistakes and then you improve.

“I don’t promise to you I will not do it again, I don’t know, I try to improve.”

Antony involved for Man Utd despite imminent exit

18:05

Here is Antony – along with Bruno Fernandes and Casemiro – arriving at Old Trafford tonight, set to be part of the Manchester United squad before joining LaLiga side Real Betis on loan for the remainder of the season.

However, such a deal is said to include no option or obligation for a permanent transfer, meaning the much-maligned Brazilian winger will be back at the club in the summer.

18:02

The calm before the storm at Old Trafford tonight, where just over 3,500 travelling fans will make plenty of noise later on.

It looks like more have made the trip to Manchester, where Rangers lost the 2008 Uefa Cup final against Zenit Saint Petersburg at the Etihad (then City of Manchester) Stadium.

Manchester United vs Rangers prediction

17:50 , George Flood

Of the two teams, Rangers are in better form results-wise.

They’re unbeaten in seven and this is probably their best chance to claim a result away at Old Trafford.

With that said, the Red Devils have been a different prospect in the Europa League this season and supporters will demand a response after Sunday’s latest home defeat to Brighton.

Expect goals in this one as the hosts edge it.

Manchester United to win, 3-2.

Rangers team news

17:48

Rangers should have first-choice goalkeeper Jack Butland back tonight after receiving hospital treatment for an internal bleed on his thigh that has forced him to miss the last six matches.

Tom Lawrence is also back available after a long spell out, but Philippe Clement’s list of absentees remains lengthy.

Mohamed Diomande is suspended for picking up three yellow cards in Europe this season, while Dujon Sterling, John Souttar, Neraysho Kasanwirjo and Danilo are all injured.

Ianis Hagi, Rabbi Matondo and Clinton Nsiala – as well as Danilo – are ineligible for Europa League action, along with new loan signing from Lille, Rafael Fernandes.

Manchester United team news

17:39 , George Flood

Manchester United are not expecting any of their injured players to return for tonight’s game, so it will be a similar pool available to Ruben Amorim.

Centre-back Victor Lindelof is now back in training having not featured since before Christmas, but he won’t form part of the squad this evening.

No sign of the latest Luke Shaw comeback just yet, while Mason Mount and Jonny Evans also remain sidelined.

Antony is with the United squad tonight with his imminent move to Real Betis not quite completed.

How to watch Manchester United vs Rangers

17:36

TV channel: In the UK, tonight’s game will be televised live on TNT Sports 1, with coverage beginning at 7pm GMT.

Live stream: TNT Sports subscribers can also catch the contest live online via the Discovery+ app and website.

Manchester United vs Rangers live

17:32 , George Flood

Good evening and welcome to Standard Sport’s live coverage of Manchester United vs Rangers.

It’s another fascinating ‘Battle of Britain’ clash ahead in the Europa League, a little over a month after depleted Tottenham fought to a lively draw at Ibrox.

Now Rangers will be hoping to wreak more Old Trafford misery on United, who have lost four of their last five home matches to lead frustrated manager Ruben Amorim to publicly describe his team as maybe the worst in the club’s history.

Philippe Clement’s side are experiencing their own domestic hardships, though both of these clubs are currently well-placed to automatically reach the last 16 of the Europa League – with just one point and place in the top eight separating them at the start of the night.

Kick-off tonight is ay 8pm GMT, so stay tuned for match build-up, team news and live updates.