Exhaust manifold for an internal combustion engine

An exhaust manifold for an internal combustion engine having an engine block, comprising:

• at least one exhaust pipe;
• a flange of the exhaust manifold operatively configured to be fastenable to the engine block of the internal combustion engine, the flange having a channel on a side facing away from the engine block, wherein the channel is U-shaped and is open in a direction facing away from the engine block;
• a U-shaped sheet metal component configured to extend over the U-shaped channel on the flange side facing away from the engine block, the U-shaped sheet metal component being configured to close off the open U-shaped channel and form a fluid passage therebetween;
• a fluid line operatively connected with the channel;
• and
• an attachment for connection to the fluid line to the U-shaped sheet metal component,
• wherein
• the attachment is located on a face of the U-shaped sheet metal component facing away from the engine block,
• the fluid line is in fluid communication with an interior of the exhaust pipe via the attachment, the channel and a lateral opening in the exhaust pipe, and
• the fluid line opens into the channel on the side of the flange facing away from the engine block.