Manchester United 1-2 Sheffield United LIVE: Sheffield United back ahead

United fail at the worst possible hurdle.

A devestatinglt poor performance along with even worse refereeing gifts Sheffield United just their second win of the season.

The visitors went ahead in controversial fashion after a foul was overlooked before Bryan headed home.

Maguire levelled legally for United with a brilliant header before Burke won it for the strugglers following some laughably poor defending from the former league leaders.

FOUR added minutes

Good work by Van de Beek to win a corner

Time running out for United

Corner to United

Van de Beek and Shaw replace Tuanzebe and telles

Cavani takes a snapshot which flies harmlessly over

Telles strikes one from distance which is deflected narrowly over the bar.

Pogba meets the following corner well but can't direct it goalwards

Out of nowhere, the visitors are back ahead.

Burke picks up the ball before firing the ball way wide, but his effort cannons off of Tuanzebe and goes in off the bar.

Pogba flashes a ball across the six yard area which just slightly evades Cavani

Cavani replaces Greenwood

United are level!

Maguire meets Telles' corner beautifully and powers the ball into the far corner.

The ref reluctantly has to allow it

Rashford strikes a freekick with Power but Ramsdale holds well

McGoldrick runs through on goal before blazing over, but the linesman eventually flags

McGoldrick's audacious efferot is well wide

Bogle replaces goal scorer Bryan

Relentless United pressure ends in Wan-Bissaka winning a corner.

Huge improvement on the first half alreadt

Fernandes slides Greenwood in on his right but the youngster inexplicably scuffs his shot wide

Both sides are unchanged at the break

The second half is underway

The players are out and kick off is quick approaching

A bizarre first half ends 0-1 to Sheffield United.

The visitors went ahead in contentious fashion after a clear push on De Gea was missed before Bryan headed into a then vacant net.

United then thought they'd equalised after Martial prodded home, only for it to be disallowed for a foul on the goalkeeper, which proved to be another mistake by the ref.

Take nothing away from how poor the host's have been, but they should not be behind.

Tuanzebe booked for a late challenge on Fleck

United carving Sheffield United apart again.

Telles picks out Fernandes in the box with a stunning ball before the Portuguese man plays it back across to Martial.

He stoops to head the ball but his effort is blocked at the crucial stage into the hands of Ramsdale

Fernandes strikes from the edge of the area which is well blocked

United lacking any sort of urgency or desire to get back into this game

Even the commentators are baffled by the refereeing today, very poor

Ramsdale drops the ball into the path of Martial who slots it away.

However, Maguire is penalised for minimal contact with the keeper, identical to how Sheffield United scored their goal.

Baffling

Brilliant play by Wan-Bissaka to tee up Greenwood, whose effort is well blocked

Greenwood turns outside the box before unleashing a strike straight at Ramsdale

Bryan gets ahead of De Gea to glance on the corner, off the post and in!

What a start for the strugglers

The tempo of the game has slowed slightly as the visitors look to get a foothold in the game.

McGoldrick wins them a corner

One simple ball through the middle finds Billy Sharp through on goal.

However, his effort is saved well by the feet of De Gea

Man United playing much slicker football now as their combinations appear to be coming off more regularly

Brilliant build up play by United as a switch finds Wan-Bissaka on the right.

His low effort finds Rashford on the edge of the area but his effort is drilled narrowly wide

The hosts dominate the early play, but no clear sign through the opposing defence as of yet

A scrappy start so far, not a lot to report on at all

The game resumes as Martial returns

Martial goes off the pitch holding his shoulder, unsure as to whether he will return

 

Martial down on the floor following a challenge.

The visitors pressing the ball well in the opening minute

Kick off!

The players and officials are out, action will begin momentarily

Rashford and Greenwood start together for a second game in a row.

Last time out, they assisted each other as United beat Liverpool.

More of the same today?

The two sides come into this fixture at opposite ends of the spectrum.

The hosts are flying high, having sat top of the table at the start of the week.

Meanwhile, Sheffield United are rooted to the bottom of the table, having picked up just one win so far in the league

Solskjaer has reinstated the youngster following Bailly's admission.

Elsewhere, Pogba starts yet again, while Martial returns in place of Cavani

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Sheffield United are hoping forward Lys Mousset can overcome a knock to feature.

The Frenchman, who has missed the Blades' last three matches, is the only player on the club's injury list that could return.

The game comes too soon for Ben Osborn and Oli McBurnie while Sander Berge, Jack Robinson and Jack O'Connell face longer absences. John Egan is also out through suspension.

Marcus Rashford is available for Manchester United's return to Premier League action against Sheffield United.

The forward tweaked his knee towards the end of Sunday's FA Cup fourth-round win against Liverpool but Ole Gunnar Solskjaer confirmed his availability after training fully on Tuesday morning.

Phil Jones and Brandon Williams have been absent recently, while teenager Facundo Pellistri has recovered from coronavirus.

Eric Bailly and Amad Diallo have both been excluded from the squad for today's fixture.

Manchester United vs Sheffield United will be played at Old Trafford.

Kick-off is scheduled at 20:15 GMT.

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