As for the Red Devils, David Moyes is likely to rest strikers Robin van Persie and Wayne Rooney, so Javier Hernandez will start up front. Wilfried Zaha is expected to feature along with a host of other players on the fringes of the first-team.
In the opposing camp, Norwich manager Chris Hughton will make wholesale changes to the side that drew 0-0 with Cardiff on Saturday. Ricky van Wolfswinkel is struggling with a toe injury so may not feature and Alex Tettey could also miss out.
As for the past performance in head to head clshes, the Canaries have never lost to Manchester United in the League Cup (W2 D1). Their last meeting in the competition was in 1979 - Norwich won a third-round encounter at Carrow Road 4-1. However, the Canaries have been knocked out of the League Cup eight times out of a possible nine when they have travelled away from home to face a side in the same division.
As for the Red Devils, they have won 10 of their last 11 League Cup ties at Old Trafford (L1). The Red Devils have won the competition four times - 1992, 2006, 2009 and 2010.
Likely squads for the tonight encounter are:
Manchester United (from): De Gea, Rafael, Evans, Smalling, Buttner; Nani, Welbeck, Jones, Giggs, Kagawa, Januzaj, Rooney, Hernandez, Carrick, Lindegaard, Amos, Anderson, Fabio, Zaha, Young, Valencia, Fellaini.
Norwich (from): Ruddy, Martin, Turner, Bassong, Olsson, Tettey, Fer, Snodgrass, Howson, Redmond, Hooper, Bunn, Whittaker, R Bennett, Becchio, Johnson, Hoolahan, Pilkington, Elmander, van Wolfswinkel.
The match is scheduled to be played between Manchester United and Norwich City on Tuesday, October 29, 2013 at Old Trafford 19:45 GMT/3:45 p.m. EDT/12:45 p.m. PDT.
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