Man Utd vs Chelsea LIVE: Premier League team news and line-ups as after hosts confirm Ruben Amorim’s appointment

Ruben Amorim is the next manager of Manchester United, with the 39-year-old set to finally take the next step in his coaching career after being linked with some of the biggest jobs in Europe as a result of his impressive work at Sporting Lisbon.

The Portuguese is in line to replace Erik ten Hag with United signalling their intent to pay Sporting over his release fee. United’s football operations department placed Amorim at the top of their list and have convinced the 39-year-old to leave Sporting mid-season.

United will appoint a manager who has been one of the most in-demand coaches in Europe over the last year.

Here are the potential line-ups – we’ll have the full team news around 3.15pm GMT.

Man Utd XI: Onana; Dalot, De Ligt, Lindelof, Martinez; Ugarte, Casemiro; Rashford, Fernandes, Garnacho; Hojlund

Chelsea XI: Sanchez; Gusto, Fofana, Colwill, James; Caicedo, Lavia; Madueke, Palmer, Neto; Jackson

On-loan winger Jadon Sancho is ineligible to face his parent club but was ill anyway, and Enzo Maresca has a fully fit squad to select from with Reece James and Wesley Fofana available to start.

Chelsea will revert to the team that started against Newcastle in the Premier League last weekend, rather than the side that went out of the Carabao Cup at St James’ Park in midweek.

Manchester United’s injury list includes Leny Yoro, Tyrell Malacia, Luke Shaw, Harry Maguire, Kobbie Mainoo, Mason Mount and Antony, with Christian Eriksen sitting out the win over Leicester.

It means Ruud van Nistelrooy should stick with the majority of his team that started on Wednesday, although Andre Onana will return in goal and Rasmus Hojlund will replace Joshua Zirkzee.

When is Manchester United vs Chelsea?

The match will kick off at 4:30pm GMT on Sunday 3 November at Old Trafford, Manchester.

How can I watch and is it on TV?

It will be shown live on Sky Sports Main Event and Premier League, with coverage following the earlier clash between Tottenham and Aston Villa. If you’re not a Sky customer, you can grab a NOWTV Day Pass here to watch without a subscription.

The club confirmed the appointment of Amorim, from November 11, after sacking Erik ten Hag following the 2-1 defeat at West Ham last weekend – to leave United 14th.

Van Nistelrooy oversaw a 5-2 win over Leicester in the Carabao Cup fourth round in midweek, as the club legend enjoyed a confidence-boosting start in charge.

Chelsea, who have high hopes this season under Enzo Maresca, will see a statement win at Old Trafford to end an 11-match winless run at United – dating back to May 2013.

Good afternoon and welcome to The Independent’s live coverage of Sunday’s late kick-off between Manchester United and Chelsea at Old Trafford.

The match sees the first home league game of Ruud van Nistelrooy’s brief tenure in charge of United, while Chelsea look to continue their promising resurgence under Enzo Maresca.

We’ll have all the build-up, news and updates here.