Ole Gunnar Solskjaer will select a baby-faced Manchester United side against Astana this afternoon with Europa League progress already assured.
While United have struggled in the Premier League this season, Solskjaer's side have qualified for the last-32 in Europe with three wins and a draw in Group L.
As such, Solskjaer has decided to leave the majority of his first-team squad back in Manchester for this daunting 6,000-mile round trip to Kazakhstan, with kick-off scheduled at 3:50pm GMT due to the six-hour time difference.
However, United still have a job to do in terms of topping the group - and with AZ Alkmaar two points behind the Red Devils, Solskjaer will be expecting a mature performance despite his squad's tender years.
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Astana vs Manchester United
Venue: Astana Arena, Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan
Kick-off time: 3:50pm GMT, Thursday 28 November
Prediction: Astana 1-1 Man Utd
Given Solskjaer will field a team largely made up of teenagers, this should be a tough examination of United's youth prospects.
Astana are not likely to roll over given how much interest this game has drawn in Kazakhstan, and Solskjaer's young players will have to be ready for a physical battle in cold conditions.
Tickets
United ticket holders making the 6,000-mile round trip were offered free flights on a charter plane courtesy of the club.
As for Astana fans, the match attracted 300,000 ticket applications - 10 times the capacity of Astana Arena.
Man Utd team news and predicted lineup
Ethan Laird, Di'Shon Bernard and Dylan Levitt will make their debuts against Astana.
The teenagers have been confirmed among the line-up in Kazakhstan, where 36-year-old goalkeeper Lee Grant will make his first start.
Luke Shaw, Axel Tuanzebe and Jesse Lingard will be given much-needed minutes by Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, who plans to give more debuts off the bench, while Max Taylor is in the senior squad for the first time since overcoming cancer.
Squad: Grant, Kovar, Taylor, Shaw, Tuanzebe, Levitt, Mengi, Bernard, Ramazani, Laird, Galbraith, Puigmal, Bughail-Mellor, Garner, Lingard, Chong, Gomes, Greenwood
Predicted lineup (4-2-3-1): Grant; Laird, Bernard, Tuanzebe, Shaw; Garner, Levitt; Chong, Lingard, Gomes; Greenwood
Live stream/TV channel information
The match will be televised live on BT Sport 2 and BT Sport Ultimate, and can be streamed live online via the BT app and website.
You can follow all the action on Standard Sport's LIVE match blog.
Betting tips and odds
- Man Utd to win: 19/20
- Draw: 27/10
- Astana to win: 3/1
Correct score
| Scoreline | Man Utd win | Astana win | Draw |
| 1-0 | 7/1 | 12/1 | 0-0 (10/1) |
| 2-0 | 9/1 | 17/1 | 1-1 (11/2) |
| 2-1 | 13/2 | 11/1 | 2-2 (12/1) |
| 3-0 | 14/1 | 45/1 |
Odds provided by Betfair. Click here to place a bet. Odds correct as of November 28.
Head to Head record (H2H)
The only previous meeting between the sides was earlier this season, with Mason Greenwood earning a 1-0 win at Old Trafford on September 19.
