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Liam Corless

Manchester United squad to face Chelsea revealed ahead of Carabao Cup fixture

Manchester United's travelling squad for Chelsea has been revealed with Brandon Williams and James Garner joining Ole Gunnar Solskjaer on the train to London on Tuesday afternoon.

Tahith Chong, Mason Greenwood and Matej Kovar all played 90 minutes in United's U21s EFL Trophy win over Doncaster last night and it is unsure whether they will all travel down to the English capital to join the first team squad.

David de Gea has not travelled, and Paul Pogba, Axel Tuanzebe, Luke Shaw, Nemanja Matic, Diogo Dalot, Eric Bailly and Timothy Fosu-Mensah remain sidelined through injury.

Following United's win over Norwich on Sunday, Solskjaer said Williams and Garner would be in contention to feature in the Reds' Carabao Cup last-16 meeting with Chelsea.

"I would think so," Solskjaer replied when asked about the likelihood of Williams and Garner being involved at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday night.

"Jimmy played 10-15 minutes tonight and was excellent, calmed us down and made some good decisions when we wanted to see the game out.

"We have not made a decision on who is going to play, but you will probably see the two of them."

Greenwood, Gomes and Chong could all feature in the Under-21s' EFL Trophy game away to Doncaster on Tuesday night.

Sergio Romero and Lee Grant are the only goalkeepers in United's squad for the game against Chelsea, so it is possible Matej Kovar could travel to London following the U21 game, which he is likely to feature in.

At least one of Greenwood, Gomes or Chong could also link up with the senior squad later on Tuesday evening.

Frank Lampard's in-form Chelsea are out for revenge against United following their 4-0 loss at Old Trafford on the opening weekend of the Premier League season.

Chelsea have impressed under Lampard since that defeat and are currently on a seven-match winning run in all competitions.

They will be without four players against United, though, with N'Golo Kante, Antonio Rudiger, Andreas Christensen and Ruben Loftus-Cheek all sidelined.

United's 18-man travelling squad vs Chelsea

Goalkeepers: Sergio Romero, Lee Grant

Defenders: Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Harry Maguire, Victor Lindelof, Phil Jones, Marcos Rojo, Ashley Young, Brandon Williams

Midfielders: Fred, James Garner, Scott McTominay, Andreas Pereira, Juan Mata, Jesse Lingard

Forwards: Daniel James, Marcus Rashford, Anthony Martial

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