Manchester United vs Middlesbrough live: What time does it start, what TV channel is it on and where can I watch it?

A look ahead to the Premier League fixture at Old Trafford

Manchester United welcome Boro to Old Trafford (Getty)

The master meets the apprentice at Old Trafford as Aitor Karanka and his Middlesbrough team travel to face Jose Mourinho’s Manchester United.

Karanka worked under Mourinho during his ill-fated three-year spell at Real Madrid between 2010 and 2013 and still considers the Portuguese to be “a real friend”.

Both men, however, will be hoping for three points, with the hosts looking to extend their Premier League winning streak to five games after Monday’s victory over Sunderland.

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It’s a big game for…

Victor Valdes: The Middlesbrough goalkeeper is going back to Old Trafford where he failed to get much game time under Louis Van Gaal. The Spaniard will be looking to prove to his former employers that he can still do a job between the sticks.

Best stat…

100: This will be the hundredth meeting between Manchester United and Middlesbrough with the former taking 50 wins, Middlesbrough 22 and the 27 other fixtures ending in draws.

Remember when...

Gaizka Mendieta scored the fourth goal in a remarkable 4-1 drubbing of United back in 2005, co-incidentally the last time Boro have triumphed over the Manchester club.

Player to watch…

Henrikh Mkhitaryan: The fan favourite has really impressed since being given more game time by Jose Mourinho. In his first game back from injury on Boxing Day he netted that ingenious scorpion kick in the closing moments. Boro will need to keep the Armenian playmaker quiet to quell any attacks from the hosts.

Past three meetings…

Manchester United 0 Middlesbrough 0 (Middlesbrough win on penalties), EFL Cup, October 2015

Middlesbrough 0 Manchester United 2 (Giggs, Park Ji Sung), Premier League, May 2009

Manchester United 1 (Berbatov) Middlesbrough 0, EFL Cup, December 2008

Henrikh Mkhitaryan scored the winning goal against Tottenham to hand Jose Mourinho his first big scalp in the Premier League (Getty)

Form guide…

Manchester United: DWWWWW

Middlesbrough: DWLLWL

Vital information…

KICK-OFF TIME: 15:00, Saturday 31 December 2016

TV: Highlights on Match of the Day, BBC TWO – 10pm

Odds…

Manchester United to win: 2/7

Middlesbrough: 12/1

Draw: 5/1

[31 December 2016 18:48 · Mark Critchley]

61 mins: Pressure from City now and Liverpool are stretched. De Bryune tries to clip a cross to the back post but it's cleared by Klaven.

[31 December 2016 18:52 · Mark Critchley]

66 mins: Crowd favourite Divock Origi has come on for Jordan Henderson who has picked up an injury. Not entirely sure what's up with the Liverpool captain - suggestions he might just be feeling unwell. Origi has five goals in his last seven games...

[31 December 2016 18:56 · Mark Critchley]

68 mins: Just over 20 minutes to go at Anfield. Liverpool, it must be said, have been disjointed in the last 15 minutes or so. City seeing much more of the ball and doing more with it - but can they find an equaliser?

[31 December 2016 18:56 · Mark Critchley]

70 mins: Origi wins a corner for Liverpool at the Kop end. Liverpool clear.

[31 December 2016 18:59 · Mark Critchley]

72 mins: City back on the front foot, as they have been for much of the second half. Sterling lofts the ball forward for Aguero to chase but again Liverpool's defence stands firm.

[31 December 2016 19:00 · Mark Critchley]

73 mins: And now Liverpool come forward. Milner thinks he's won a corner kick off Toure but the referee disagrees and it's a goal-kick.

[31 December 2016 19:02 · Mark Critchley]

75 mins: Can is booked for a foul on Sterling just inside the Liverpool half. The last five minutes have been scrappy with both sides mis-placing passes. 

[31 December 2016 19:03 · Mark Critchley]

76 mins: Sterling's cross is cleared but Can concedes another corner. Constant City pressure now. Liverpool clear the corner but the away side have it again.

[31 December 2016 19:04 · Mark Critchley]

78 mins: City have had 74 per cent possession in the last 10 minutes. And Anfield is nervous.

[31 December 2016 19:07 · Mark Critchley]

80 mins: Another corner to City, won by De Bruyne. Milner thumps it away. Liverpool just cannot keep the ball.