Wednesday Briefing: Don't miss this key detail

It is our turn to have an early and slightly unusual start after the wins over Paris Saint-Germain and RB Leipzig began at the regular time of 20:00, so make sure you don’t miss the action at Basaksehir Fatih Terim Stadium.

Supporters in the UK can watch the match live on BT Sport, or you can follow our live updates on ManUtd.com and in the Official App. Furthermore, MUTV will also provide live build-up, radio commentary and exclusive reaction during the matchday show that starts from 16:50 GMT. 

With six points already on the board, this match provides an excellent opportunity to cement our position as leaders of Group H and edge ever closer towards qualification to the knockout stages - potentially with games to spare. 

“We’ve started very well with the first two games and two great results,” explains Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, who has taken a 24-man travelling squad to Turkey. “Now we’ve got a chance to get three points against a difficult side. They’ve performed well both against Paris and Leipzig, so we know it’s going to be a difficult match.

“We know we have a chance of winning if we play to our best; we hope to get those four to six points that we need to quality. Now it’s about getting those three points.”

The impressive victories over PSG and RB Leipzig have fuelled a belief that his squad can enjoy a successful run in this season’s Champions League, but Solskjaer is not getting carried away and states his young team must develop a greater level of consistency going forward.

United’s up-and-down form was, of course, highlighted by the brilliant 5-0 success over Leipzig being followed by a disappointing 1-0 defeat to Arsenal, which the manager is all too aware of. Yet he remains positive and is encouraged by an excellent start in Europe this campaign.

“You know, results can sway the whole picture so many times. Sometimes, there are fine margins in games and we’ve had some good games where we’ve not got the results that we deserved. These two [v PSG and Leipzig] show the quality that we have. But we’re not going to get too far ahead of ourselves here. We look forward to the next game. We will keep working to get that consistency because us at our best level, we can beat anyone. That’s how we need to go into every game.”

WHAT’S HAPPENING TODAY?

The early kick-off means you have little time to register your United Predictions in our Official App: the deadline for your line-up is 16:25 GMT and that’s just before the teams are officially announced around 16:55 GMT. You then have up to an hour later for the first scorer, correct score and Man of the Match.

Remember to revisit club channels after the final whistle for exclusive reaction from Solskjaer and the players, as well as the manager’s press conference – which is always a fascinating watch. Match highlights will be available from midnight, in accordance with UEFA rules.  

Elsewhere, Casey Stoney’s United Women were meant to be in Continental Cup action against Everton - but the fixture has now been called off by the Toffees at late notice. 

WHAT HAPPENED YESTERDAY?

We announced the 24-man travelling squad that Solskjaer has taken to Turkey and published exclusive images of the players boarding the club’s Aeroflot fight to Istanbul.

The journey followed the pre-match press conference that Ole and Harry Maguire held with reporters from the Aon Training Complex, which you can watch in full or read every quote from. 

Make sure you don’t miss these images from the squad’s training session either, they provide a glimpse of the players as they prepare for a vital match in the European campaign.

Meanwhile, there was an interesting update on the progress of new signing Facundo Pellistri and when supporters might see the exciting Uruguayan in action next. It’s sooner than you think!