Chris Waddle
Ex-England winger for Radio 5 live

That's a penalty for me. It's a great ball in from Juan Mata. Moritz Bauer has gone to ground and taken Anthony Martial with him. I think the referee should have given that.

Juan Mata lifts a nice little ball into the middle, Anthony Martial makes the run from left to right and takes a tumble! Is that a push in the back from new boy Moritz Bauer?He thinks so. Referee Anthony Taylor says no...

Moritz Bauer has made a bright start, tackling Luke Shaw now. Stoke are playing a 4-2-3-1 with Xherdan Shaqiri and Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting wide.

Xherdan Shaqiri gives away a free-kick by tripping the impressive Jesse Lingard - starting for England next time out?

How polite from new man Moritz Bauer. He fouls Paul Pogba and then goes out of his way to chase the France midfielder to shake his hand.

John Southall
BBC Radio 5 live at Old Trafford

The new Stoke manager is in place to watch his new side, flanked by members of the Stoke board. I wonder if he expected to be sitting here a week ago.

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Stoke's blue away kit is top class, let's start with that. Big fan.

Stoke have names a much more attacking line up than most were expecting, and the visitors are starting with a spell of possession.

United have won one of their last four league games at home. Does that run improve tonight?

From the sun and sand of Dubai to the rain and storms of Manchester. Away we go.

Here come the sides!

Manchester United

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Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho on the omission of Henrikh Mkhitaryan from the squad tonight.

"I would lie if I said it was just a tactical decision. Just a choice of the players that we know in this moment they have 100% their heads in Manchester United and no doubts about the future.

"I don’t think it is easy for a player to play when there are doubts about his future. It is pressure a player doesn’t need - it is best for him and us while the doubt is in the air."

I can hear the strains of 'Delilah' from the away fans at Old Trafford...

Man Utd: de Gea, Valencia, Jones, Smalling, Shaw, Pogba, Matic, Mata, Lingard, Martial, Lukaku. Subs: Lindelof, Rojo, Rashford, Ander Herrera, Fellaini, McTominay, Joel Pereira.

Stoke: Butland, Bauer, Zouma, Martins Indi, Tymon, Fletcher, Shaqiri, Allen, Ireland, Choupo-Moting, Crouch. Subs: Wimmer, Afellay, Adam, Diouf, Sobhi, Grant, Edwards.

Referee: Anthony Taylor (Cheshire)

Chris Waddle
Ex-England winger for Radio 5 live

If Alexis Sanchez does sign for Manchester United he's a good signing, he can play anywhere across the top. He works hard, he's a Jose Mourinho type player. When he picks the ball up we know what he can do.

If I was Sanchez I'd wait until the end of the season. Chile haven't qualified for the World Cup, he's got all summer to see what offers come in.

As a free transfer he'll have the pick of the world's clubs. It's strange if he's pushing for a transfer this month.

Nick Marshall: If Sanchez comes to MUFC will Lukaku continue to be a regular starter? - Utd's best attacking performance this season was against Everton (a couple of weeks ago) when Lukaku didn't play

Paul Lambert may have under-clubbed his coat tonight. He looks freezing up in the stands as the rain teems down at Old Trafford.

The stands are steadily filling up.

John Southall
BBC Radio 5 live at Old Trafford

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It looks an attacking line up from Stoke for Eddie Niedwiecki’s one and only game as Stoke manger.

The new man Paul Lambert will be sitting a few seats from us in the directors' box and he’ll get an idea of the size of the task ahead of him tonight.

I wonder if he’ll be tempted to pop his head around the dressing room door at half or full time. You’d expect United to close the gap on Man City tonight to a mere 12 points, the last Stoke win here was back in 1976. It’s hard to see any other outcome.

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Daniel Fellows: Pioneer, icon and brilliant footballer - ‘Cyrille Regis, Cyrille Regis, Cyrille Regis in the air!’ - not an original chant but one that would ring out around Villa Park in ‘91! RIP big man

Chris Waddle
Ex-England winger for Radio 5 live

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When I went to Tottenham we could not handle Cyrille Regis, he was an ideal centre-forward for the time. He was so powerful. He could pick it up on halfway and he'd be off.

I met him a few times, but he was a lovely bloke and it's a sad loss. He was a great centre-forward to watch. You always thought something was going to happen.

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