Manchester United caretaker manager Michael Carrick has named Cristiano Ronaldo on the bench for today's clash at Chelsea.

Ronaldo drops down to the bench with Marcus Rashford recalled. Bruno Fernandes is restored to the line-up as Anthony Martial drops out.

Donny van de Beek returns to the bench with Nemanja Matic, Fred and Scott McTominay all starting.

Eric Bailly is brought into defence for the suspended Harry Maguire.

Meanwhile, Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel makes three changes from the impressive Champions League win over Juventus on Tuesday, with Marcos Alonso and Ruben Loftus-Cheek in for the injured duo of Ben Chilwell and N'Golo Kante.

Timo Werner is preferred to Christian Pulisic up top.

Chelsea XI: Mendy, Chalobah, Silva, Rudiger, James, Loftus-Cheek, Jorginho (capt), Alonso, Ziyech, Hudson-Odoi, Werner.

Subs: Arrizabalaga, Christensen, Lukaku, Pulisic, Niguez, Barkley, Mount, Azpilicueta, Havertz.

Manchester United XI: De Gea, Wan-Bissaka, Lindelof, Bailly, Telles, Fred, Matic, McTominay, Fernandes (capt), Rashford, Sancho.

Subs: Henderson, Jones, Ronaldo, Mata, Martial, Greenwood, Lingard, Dalot, Van de Beek.