Summary

  • United take two-goal lead into second leg

  • Fellaini looped in header for late second

  • Mata turned in Mkhitaryan header from close range for first goal

  • Pogba smashes the post from a free-kick

Live Reporting

Tom Rostance

  1. United's record

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    Brian McClairPA

    When kits were kits...

    Manchester United have won the League Cup on four occasions, but not since 2010.

    In 1992 they beat Nottingham Foreset with a single Brian McClair goal, but there was then a lengthy wait until they saw off Wigan in Cardiff in 2006.

    Sir Alex Ferguson's men then won it in back-to-back seasons at the new Wembley, beating Tottenham on penalties in 2009 and then Aston Villa 2-1 in 2010.

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    The League Cup was also Wayne Rooney's first trophy in football - back in 2005.

  2. Down to the last 15?

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    Dieumerci Mbokani is away with the DR Congo squad

    If a trip to Old Trafford in the foothills of a relegation battle wasn't tough enough, Hull manager Marco Silva reportedly had just 15 players available for tonight's game.

    Injury and a few trips to the African Cup of Nations have left the Tigers' cupboard looking threadbare.

    Still, these things are sent to test us, right?

  3. No Zlatan

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    Simon Stone
    BBC Sport at Old Trafford

    A major absentee from the Manchester United starting line-up tonight as Zlatan Ibrahimovic is not named.

    Other than when he was suspended against Arsenal in November, the Swede has been involved in every game this season.

    United manager Jose Mourinho named Ibrahimovic along with Antonio Valencia, Paul Pogba and Ander Herrera as players who would definitely return after missing Saturday's FA Cup win against Reading.

    The absence does mean Wayne Rooney starts - and gets a chance to score his record 250th United goal.

  4. Team news

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    Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho has named a strong side including Wayne Rooney and Paul Pogba.

    Rooney, one away from breaking Bobby Charlton's scoring record, captains the side as Mourinho makes seven changes to the side that beat Reading in the FA Cup at the weekend.

    Marcus Rashford is also named in the starting XI as Zlatan Ibrahimovic is left out of the squad because of illness.

    Man Utd XI: De Gea; Valencia, Jones, Smalling, Darmian; Herrera, Pogba; Mata, Rooney, Mkhitaryan; Rashford.  

    Teenage full-back Josh Tymon starts for Hull City. The 17-year-old scored his first senior goal for the club in the 2-0 FA Cup win against Swansea at the weekend. Harry Maguire also starts as Marco Silva makes two changes from the Swansea game.

    Hull City XI: Jakupovic, Meyler, Robertson, Maguire, Huddlestone, Clucas, Mason, Henriksen, Tymon, Snodgrass, Diomande.

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  5. Commentary on 5 live

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    BBC Radio 5 live

    BBC Radio 5 live have full match commentary from Old Trafford with commentator Alan Green joined by Andy Townsend. 

    Build-up is under way right now with Mark Pougatch and you can listen online as well as on the radio.

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  6. 180 minutes from Wembley

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    You may still be getting over the Christmas break but the first cup final of the English season will soon be upon us, the first silverware to be won shall be won.

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    Who's this League Cup winning side? Swindon...

    Manchester United, looking for a second trophy since the departure of Sir Alex Ferguson, and a first under Jose Mourinho, face a Hull side presumably preoccupied with the threat of relegation from the Premier League.

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    Yaya Toure won the cup for Manchester City last season

    It's a two-legged semi-final, Old Trafford up first. Can Hull spring a surprise?

    Or will Mourinho and co put this one to bed before the trip to Hull later this month?

    Let's find out.