José Mourinho is starting to mould Manchester United into the kind of winning machine all his best sides resemble. He is intent on taking the competition seriously despite United being in the EFL Cup final, the Europa League, and vying for a top-four finish. All of this means that if beleaguered Blackburn Rovers – second bottom in the Championship and with virtually absent owners, Venky’s – can beat them it will be a bona fide upset. Jamie Jackson

Kick-off Sunday 4.15pm

Venue Ewood Park

Head to head B’burn 32 Man Utd 51 Draws 29

Live BT Sport 2

Referee Martin Atkinson

This season G25, Y96, R1, 3.88 cards per game

Odds H 17-2 A 2-5 D 4-1

Blackburn Rovers

Subs from Raya, Emnes, Nyambe, Tomlinson, Brown, Gallagher, Evans, Greer, Hoban

Doubtful Gallagher (knee)

Injured None

Suspended Akpan (first of three), Bennett (first of two)

Form DWLDDL (all competitions)

Discipline Y52 R3 (all competitions)

Leading scorers Gallagher, Graham 11 (all competitions)

Manchester Utd

Subs from Pereira, Fosu-Mensah, Tuanzebe, Young, Schweinsteiger, Lingard, Mata, Blind, Romero, Martial, Valencia, Smalling, Mkhitaryan, Rooney, Carrick, Jones

Doubtful Carrick, Rooney (both match fitness), Mkhitaryan (ill)

Injured None

Suspended None

Form LWDWWW (all competitions)

Discipline Y69 R1 (all competitions)

Leading scorer Ibrahimovic 23 (all competitions)