Sky Bet League Two side Colchester United are aiming for another Premier League scalp when they travel to Manchester United in the Carabao Cup quarter-finals.

John McGreal's side have already eliminated Crystal Palace in the second round and Tottenham in the third round, and will be making their first trip to Old Trafford on Wednesday evening (kick-off 8pm).

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The Colchester manager said: "It's a wonderful occasion for the players, the club and for the fans. They deserve it and it's a chance for them to go and enjoy themselves but you don't want to be a rabbit in the headlights.

"You want to try and enjoy the occasion but you also want to give a good account of yourselves - that's the big thing.

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"They reckon it could be potentially the biggest-ever attendance that the club has played in front of - it's a huge game for the club and for the players."

But for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and Man Utd, they are taking the chance for silverware seriously and are unbeaten in their last five games in all competitions.

The Man Utd manager said: "I think we showed that by the team we put out against Chelsea, that we take it seriously.

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"Even though we were in a difficult spell in the league, it was still important for us to create that momentum and the belief in the players. So we're hoping to get to the final.

"Any player or any team - and, for us, it's a new team now that we are building - would benefit from winning a trophy or getting to a final. Of course, winning it is major. Now we've got a chance to get into the semi-finals and, for us, this game is a big one."

Team news

Paul Pogba's comeback is set to be delayed due to illness. The Man Utd midfielder was expected to return to training this week after recovering from the ankle injury that has kept him out since September.

Defender Diogo Dalot could make his first appearance since October, but Marcos Rojo, Timothy Fosu-Mensah and Eric Bailly remain sidelined.

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Courtney Senior is a doubt for Colchester after being substituted with a quad injury at half-time during their 2-2 draw against Scunthorpe United on Saturday.

The 22-year-old, who has scored three goals so far this season, including one in the Carabao Cup, was replaced by Callum Harriott, although manager John McGreal said he hoped the problem wasn't as bad as first feared.

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• This is only the third ever meeting between Manchester United and Colchester United - the Red Devils won the other two, 1-0 in the FA Cup in 1979 and 2-0 in the League Cup in 1983.
• Colchester are set to play their first ever away match against Man Utd in any competition - each of the last six English teams to play their first away game against the Red Devils have lost, most recently Crawley Town in 2011 - the last to win their first such game was Wimbledon in May 1987.
• Manchester United have been eliminated from three of their last five League Cup quarter-finals, losing most recently in 2017/18 against Bristol City.
• This is Colchester's first appearance in the League Cup quarter-final since 1974/75, when they faced Aston Villa and lost 2-1. Their gap of 45 seasons between quarter-final appearances is the second longest ever, behind only Cardiff City's 46-season gap between 1965/66 and 2011/12.
• Manchester United have progressed from all 10 of their previous League Cup ties against fourth-tier opposition, most recently in October 2011 against Aldershot Town.
• Only one fourth-tier team has eliminated three top tier sides in one season, with Bradford City doing so in 2012/13 on their way to the final (Wigan, Arsenal and Aston Villa).
• Man Utd manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has progressed from all four of his League Cup ties as a manager - two with Cardiff City in 2014/15 and two with Manchester United this season.
• Colchester are looking to become the first English side from outside the top-three tiers of English football to win away at Manchester United since Portsmouth in a January 1907 FA Cup first round replay - Pompey were then a non-league side.

Follow the Carabao Cup across Sky Sports

On Wednesday, there will be three Carabao Cup quarter-finals, with one live on Sky Sports. Sky Bet League One side Oxford United will host Manchester City live on Sky Sports Football and Sky Sports Main Event from 7.30pm; Kick-off 7.45pm.

All three games - including Everton vs Leicester and Man Utd vs Colchester - will have live blog coverage across Sky Sports' digital platforms and there will also be free highlights of each game available after full-time.

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