The teams are battling for a place in the last 8 of the Carling Cup. Utd of course are huge favourites but Rangers will look back at last year and see that Coventry City were able to upset the odds at the Theatre of Dreams. Michael Mifsud scored twiuce as the Sky Blues beat Utd 2 - 0 in front of 74,000 fans.
It's unsure just how much Ferguson will tinker with his team for tonight's game. Utd are smarting after a 2 - 1 defeat against Arsenal on the weekend with Q.P.R. are confident after the 1 - 0 win over cardiff lifted the club to within 1 place of the play off spots.
For sure Utd will bring several youngsters / reserve players into the squad and that could give Rangers a chance.
The Sporting Life report as follows on team news:
Rodrigo Possebon will make a Carling Cup comeback for Manchester United against QPR at Old Trafford.
The teenage Brazilian has been promised his first appearance since being carried off on a stretcher against Middlesbrough in the last round with a badly-cut leg.
Boss Sir Alex Ferguson will also hand places to Rafael Da Silva, Jonny Evans, Darron Gibson and striking duo Manucho and Danny Welbeck, as United look to secure a quarter-final berth.
But Patrice Evra is virtually certain not to be involved after leaving Arsenal with a protective cast over his right ankle on Saturday.
Gavin Mahon could have played himself into the QPR starting line-up.
Mahon replaced the tiring former Italy midfielder Damiano Tommasi during the second half against Cardiff on Saturday and headed the only goal of the game 10 minutes from the end.
Striker Patrick Agyemang returned from a pelvic injury as a substitute at the weekend and will also be hoping for a more prominent role at Old Trafford.
Midfielder Mikele Leigertwood serves the third game of a four-match ban while forward Rowan Vine is still battling back from the broken leg he suffered last season.
On-loan Real Madrid midfielder Daniel Parejo could return to the bench after missing out on Saturday.