Manchester United vs Reading live stream
You can watch Manchester United vs Reading for free on ITV4 in the UK today. US-based fans can tune in on ESPN Plus. And, you can watch this FA Cup match on Paramount Plus in Australia. Remember that you'll need to use a VPN if you're trying to watch your regular live stream from abroad.
| Kick-off: Saturday, January 28, 8pm GMT / 3pm ET / 12pm PT |
| TV channel: ITV4 (UK) | ESPN+ (US) | Paramount+ (AUS) |
| Free live stream: ITVX (UK) |
| Use ExpressVPN to watch any stream |
Manchester United vs Reading live stream: team news
The team news is in and Malacia starts for United instead of Luke Shaw at left back. Lindelof and Maguire are the defensive pair, in place of Varane and Martinez.
Manchester United vs Reading live stream: match preview
96 years after recording their one and only victory over Manchester United, Reading face the Red Devils in the fourth round of the FA Cup, a tie that will take Paul Ince on a trip down memory. The Royals manager picked up a tidy haul of trophies when he was a United player. However, with his team on a bad run of form, things could get very real, very quickly. It's a typically wet and cold evening in Manchester as we head to kick-off this evening.
Ince has exceeded most fans' expectations this season, but Reading have had a few bad patches, and they're in another at the moment. They're winless in four, and come into this clash off the back of a 4-0 defeat – their third of the campaign – to Championship strugglers Stoke, a game marked by several laughably ill-judged attempts to play the ball out from the back. Before that, they squandered a two-goal lead against QPR.
Ince recruited several top flight old boys at the start of the season, including Andy Carroll, Shane Long and Jeff Hendrick, so there'll be plenty of familiar faces on show, though it was Femi Azeez and Amadou Mbengue who stood out during Reading's most recent victory, a 2-0 win over Watford in the previous round of the tournament.
Their progress has been checked a little in the last couple of weeks, but Man United are looking better than they have in years. Erik ten Hag played a full-strength team in their straightforward 3-1 victory over Everton in the last round, but he may choose to rest some players after their midweek exploits in the League Cup. Ince will be hoping that Marcus Rashford gets the night off, having scored 10 goals in 10 games.
Manchester United vs Reading live stream: watch FA Cup for FREE in the UK
How to watch Manchester United vs Reading from outside your country
We've set out how you can live stream Manchester United vs Reading in a number of countries around the world. However, if you're away travelling for pleasure or for work, you probably won't be able to watch the game like you normally would at home. This is the result of geo-blocking - best understood as digital borders that restrict certain services and content to specific parts of the world.
A good streaming VPN can let you get around these digital borders, while also offering robust protection from cybercriminals and government snooping. They're also easy to use.
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