AZ Alkmaar vs Manchester United LIVE: Result and latest reaction from Europa League fixture

Follow live Europa League updates as Man Utd take on AZ

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer on Manchester United vs Alkmaar

Manchester United are expected to again line-up with a young team in the Europa League when they take on AZ Alkmaar this evening.

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is missing a number of the first-team squad through injury, including Ashley Young, Luke Shaw, Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Paul Pogba and Anthony Martial.

The match will take place on a plastic pitch in The Hague, as Alkmaar continue to rebuild their stadium following the collapse of a roof. Follow it live:

Match preview

Predicted line-ups:

United: Romero; Dalot, Lindelof, Tuanzebe, Rojo; Matic, Fred, Mata; Lingard, Greenwood, Rashford

AZ: Bizot; Rhijn, Vlaar, Wuytens, Wijndal; Clasie, Koopmeiners, Midtso; Stengs, Idrissi, Boadu

When is it?

Kick-off is at 5:55pm (BST) on Thursday October 3rd.

How can I watch it?

The match will be broadcast live on BT Sport 2, with coverage starting at 5:30pm. Users can also watch on the BT Sport App and on BTSport.com.

Odds

Alkmaar 21/10

United 7/5

Draw: 12/5

Key Points

• AZ: Bizot; Rhijn, Vlaar, Wuytens, Wijndal; Clasie, Koopmeiners, Midtso; Stengs, Idrissi, Boadu
• United: Romero; Dalot, Lindelof, Tuanzebe, Rojo; Matic, Fred, Mata; Lingard, Greenwood, Rashford​

[3 October 2019 19:47 · Callum Rice-Coates]

AZ 0-0 Manchester United

90+3 minutes

Idrissi whips the ball into the box from the left but it's easily claimed by De Gea. That's probably it.

[3 October 2019 19:48 · Callum Rice-Coates]

And there's the full time whistle. United will probably be quietly pleased with that result. They weren't very good, and there were few individual performances of note - aside, perhaps, from Williams - but it keeps them well-placed in the group.

AZ, meanwhile, will probably be disappointed not to have won this.

[3 October 2019 19:56 · Callum Rice-Coates]

United are now second in Group L, level on points with Partizan Belgrade and two ahead of AZ.

[3 October 2019 19:59 · Callum Rice-Coates]

[3 October 2019 20:05 · Callum Rice-Coates]

Some worrying stats for Manchester United, courtesy of Opta: