What TV channel is Manchester United vs Southampton on, what time does the EFL Cup final kick off, and what is latest team news?

JOSE MOURINHO is aiming to lift his first trophy as Manchester United manager when his team takes on Southampton in the EFL Cup final on Sunday February 26.

The Special One won the League Cup three times with Chelsea and will hope success against the Saints at Wembley Stadium heralds a new golden era at United.

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When is the EFL Cup final?

Manchester United will play Southampton in the final of the EFL Cup at Wembley Stadium on Sunday February 26 with kick-off set for 4.30pm.

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What TV channel is it on?

The match will be broadcast live on Sky Sports 1, with coverage starting at 3.45pm.

Alternatively you can keep up to date will all the action on SunSport’s Live Blog.

What is the latest Manchester United team news?

Henrikh Mkhitaryan scored then came off the field in the 25th minute against Saint-Etienne and is a major doubt for the final.

Michael Carrick also looks set to miss out on a trip to Wembley after coming off in France.

Mourinho has admitted that Wayne Rooney could miss the final after undergoing emergency tooth surgery.

The club's record goalscorer is also struggling to shake off a muscle injury.

United are also sweating over England defender/midfielder Phil Jones, who has not been able to train because of an injury.

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What is the latest Southampton team news?

Highly rated centre-back Virgil van Dijk is sidelined with an ankle injury and Southampton boss Claude Puel must decide whether to risk giving Martin Caceres a dramatic debut in the final.

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SunSport prediction

With Zlatan Ibrahimovic in red-hot goalscoring form, and Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Paul Pogba starting to fire, United should have too much for Southampton. 3-1 United

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• Southampton have reached their second League Cup Final, having previously done so in 1979 when they lost 3-2 to Nottingham Forest under the management of Lawrie McMenemy.
• This will be Manchester United’s ninth League Cup final appearance; of the previous eight, they have won four and lost four, but three of those four victories have been in their last three finals (2006 v Wigan, 2009 v Spurs and 2010 v Aston Villa).
• Only Liverpool (12) have appeared in more League Cup finals than Man Utd (9) and only Arsenal (5) have lost more finals than the Red Devils (4).
• Southampton are just the second side in League Cup history to reach the final without conceding a goal – Tottenham Hotspur managed this feat in 1981-82, but lost the final 3-1 to Liverpool.
• This is the second time these sides have met in the final of a competition, having met in the 1976 FA Cup Final. Southampton, then a second tier side, defeated United 1-0 thanks to a Bobby Stokes goal; it remains the only time they have won a major English trophy.
• Jose Mourinho has reached the League Cup final three times previously (2005, 2007 and 2015), winning the trophy each time with Chelsea. Indeed, he has the best 100% win percentage for a manager in League Cup finals.
• Only Brian Clough (4) and Alex Ferguson (4) have won the League Cup more times than Jose Mourinho (3).
• Mourinho has never lost an English domestic cup final in his career, also winning the FA Cup in 2007.
• Claude Puel has only reached a major domestic cup final once before in his managerial career,
• taking Monaco to the final of the French League Cup in 2001, where they lost 2-1 in extra-time to Lyon.
• This is Saints’ first appearance at Wembley since winning the Football League Trophy in March 2010 against Carlisle.
• Southampton will be the third team that Manchester United have played in both an FA Cup and League final, following Aston Villa and Liverpool.
• No player has assisted more goals in the League Cup this season than Henrikh Mkhitaryan (3).
• Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored four goals in the four domestic cup finals he played with Paris St-Germain (excluding Super Cups), netting a brace in the 2015 Coupe de la Ligue final against Bastia, and another brace in the 2016 Coupe de France final against Marseille.