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Manchester United host Champions League debutants Sabah at Old Trafford
September 10, 2026 at 12:06 AM
Coverage
4 reports · over 15 hours
TGThe Guardian
‘That’s how it started’: Dambrauskas’ journey from Who Wants to Be a Millionaire to Champions League
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AJAl Jazeera English
Manchester United vs Sabah: UEFA Champions League – preview, team news
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TGThe Guardian
Carrick up for ‘magical’ Champions League but derby timing ‘not ideal’
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BNBBC News
Manchester United v Sabah: Rwanda's Joy-Lance Mickels eyeing history with Champions League debutants
(opens the publisher’s site)Manchester United return to the Champions League on Thursday, hosting Azerbaijani champions Sabah at Old Trafford for the first time in three years.
- United have taken four points from their first three Premier League games, with manager Michael Carrick saying they are here to "go as far as we possibly can."
- Sabah, founded nine years ago, reached the league phase on their debut by winning four qualifying rounds, including a 6-4 aggregate win over Hapoel Be'er Sheva.
- Rwanda international Joy-Lance Mickels is set to become the first Rwandan player to appear in the Champions League proper, calling qualification "an historic achievement."
- Carrick confirmed Matthijs de Ligt is nearing a comeback after nearly a year out with a back injury, and said Thursday's fixture before the Sunday derby was "not ideal."