FOOTBALL NEWS
16/10/2017 15:45, Report by Matt Bullin
UNITED SQUAD FLY OUT TO LISBON
Jose Mourinho and his Manchester United squad flew out to Portugal on Monday afternoon, ahead of the club's third UEFA Champions League match of the season, the away clash with Benfica.
The Reds will train at the Eagles' Estadio da Luz on Tuesday afternoon ahead of the match, while the boss will also hold his pre-match media briefing at the same location at 15:00 BST.
The press conference will likely see Mourinho give fitness updates on Marouane Fellaini, Eric Bailly and Michael Carrick - three players who all missed Saturday's goalless draw with Liverpool through injury.
The stalemate at Anfield maintained United's unbeaten start to the season in all competitions, with Mourinho's men sitting second in the Premier League, two points behind Manchester City.
The Reds will be high on confidence going into Wednesday's Benfica clash having beaten Basel and CSKA Moscow in our opening two Champions League fixtures. The Eagles, meanwhile, will be hoping to get their first Group A points on the board, after losing both of their opening matches in disappointing fashion.
Wednesday's match kicks off at 19:45 BST and will be broadcast live on BT Sport in the UK. Subscribers of MUTV on Sky or Virgin Media, the club's MUTV app or online at mutv.com will be able to watch build up from 17:45 BST on the Match Day show and listen to radio commentary of the game before watching it in full from midnight.
You can also follow the game as it happens via ManUtd.com's live match blog and our official Twitter account @ManUtd.
More: Click on the main image above to view a gallery of 11 photos from the airport.