Man Utd Afternoon Round-Up, Wednesday 21st October 2026: Carrick Sweats on Injuries and Absentees Ahead of Como Trip

United are in Italy tonight for their Champions League clash with Como, and Michael Carrick will be without Leny Yoro for the trip, as confirmed by Manchester Evening News (Manchester Evening News). ManUtd.com have shared their predicted line-up for the match (ManUtd.com), while the Youth League side were beaten 2-1 by Como earlier in the day (ManUtd.com).

Fans travelling to the game should prepare for wet conditions, with BBC Sport reporting an orange weather warning is in place for a rainy night in Como (BBC Sport). For those following from home, Manchester Evening News have the TV channel and kick-off details (Manchester Evening News), plus a live weather and early team news blog running through the build-up (Manchester Evening News), and The Guardian are also running a live blog from 5.45pm BST (The Guardian).

On the transfer front, Manchester Evening News report that a United star is poised for a January exit, with Carrick said to have made a decision on the player despite the club's ongoing injury crisis (Manchester Evening News). Elsewhere, Bournemouth look set to have a player return for their upcoming trip to face United, according to Sky Sports (Sky Sports).

Away from matters on the pitch, Sky Sports report that the VAR official who wrongly awarded Erling Haaland's winner against United in last month's Manchester derby has been reinstated to Premier League duty (Sky Sports). Manchester Evening News have also picked out six key talking points from Erik ten Hag's recent tell-all interview reflecting on his difficult spell in charge of United (Manchester Evening News).

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