Ipswich Town boss Mick McCarthy will be looking to cause an upset in the Capital One Cup third round tie against Manchester United.

The Tractor Boys will travel to Old Trafford on Wednesday night and McCarthy is hoping that his players will rise to the occasion instead of getting intimidated by it.

"I am looking forward to Old Trafford. I haven't had too many results there, probably none, and it is still a special place," said the former Sunderland and Wolves boss.

"It is one of the best clubs in the world with an amazing stadium to play at. Of course, it is almost impossible to try to blank that out.

"We will get taken on the coach right into the ground, you can see the size of it all, the players know the history of the club and all of their players, then when they go out onto the warm-up our lads will see the surroundings.

"It either frightens you or inspires you I guess, so let's hope it inspires our guys.

"It will be a sharp reminder of what I would like to be doing which is to be managing in the Premier League and for the players, let's hope it is an incentive for them for the rest of the season."