Tiemoue Bakayoko — Did very well against
United last time out.
With the Premier League back on the agenda following the international break, Antonio Conte will be hoping Chelsea's hard - fought win over Manchester
United last time out, can be the catalyst to his charges» pursuit of Manchester City.
West Ham have played three games away from home, again winning one (Palace in their first away game), drawing one (Hull City) and lost one (2 - 1 against Manchester
United last time out).
In a bold attempt to put a positive spin on things, and to try and cover up their feeble display in midweek as they failed to score even one goal against a side Arsenal put five past during a Champions League game at the Emirates earlier in the season, Liverpool have been enjoying an upturn in league form, winning six and losing just one of their last eight, while they were impressive 3 - 1 winners at home to Manchester
United last time out.
Chelsea are looking for their third straight win in current form and will have taken a lot of confidence from having taken a win over Manchester
United last time out.
They sprung a huge 1 - 0 surprise win over Manchester
United last time out which should have given them tremendous belief and confidence.
However, while still sitting bottom of the division, West Brom head into the game on the back of a morale - boosting win over Manchester
United last time out and have claimed a win and a draw from two visits to Anfield this season.
Spurs ended their toughest run for years - seven straight defeats in all competitions - by beating Oxford
United last time out in WSL 2 on Sunday 11 February.
Arsene Wenger's men suffered a 2 - 1 defeat at Newcastle
United last time out, and will be hoping to turn that around.
Arsenal face Newcastle at the Emirates today and Arsene Wenger will be expecting to get back to winning ways after losing their 12 - game winning home run to Man
United last time out.
With Philippe Coutinho suspended for this clash after picking up two yellow cards against West Ham
United last time out, his compatriot Firmino will likely be handed the task of being their chief creator at Old Trafford.
Not exact matches
IBRAHIMOVIC IN THE STANDS Top scorer Zlatan Ibrahimovic earned a fifth yellow card of the season in
United's 3 - 1 win at Swansea
last time out and that means the Swede will miss Saturday's match as he serves a one - match ban.
Charlie Taylor has spent a number of spells
out on loan during his
time in the Leeds
United first - team set - up, but became more of a regular
last term when he made 25 appearances in all competitions.
The England international has only scored five goals so far this season, but has been making a steady return to form since returning to the team at the end of January — scoring
last time out during the 2 - 1 defeat to Manchester
United.
In midfield, Marouane Fellaini is facing a race against
time to recover from a calf injury, which he picked up during
United's 3 - 1 win over Swansea City
last time out.
Last time the two teams met
United ran
out winners following a comprehensive 4 -0 win with Carlos Tevez bagging to goals for the Red Devils.
LvG is on a rescue mission to rescue his reputation which is at all
time low as his
United team had suffered numerous defeats in their recent
outings but until in the
last few days.
Linked with a move to PSG, as well as with Liverpool, Arsenal, Manchester
United and Inter Milan in recent
times, Spanish winger Pedro is looking likely to leave for around # 18m after falling
out of favour
last season.
United were impressive
last time out in a 3 - 0 demolition of Spurs, but there are few teams in better form at the moment that Brendan Rodgers» side.
It's only the third
time in six years that
United have reached the
last eight of the competition, but judging from the team that Mourinho put
out, he's certainly taking it seriously and is intending on making the most of his squad depth to compete on various fronts.
And it was a similar story for the Lads in their
last league
outing at West Ham
United as a positive performance was undone by Winston Reid's stoppage -
time winner.
some of our dead wood become dead wood because we had to concentrate on feeding Sanchez with all the ball all the
time if we didn't he would throw a temper tantrum, if you watched the
United game
last night he dose not have that superiority at
United yet and he looked like a fish
out of water, he was tracking back to win the ball so he can get a touch
Arsenal have dropped
out of the Champions League for the first
time in 20 years, but Arsene Wenger is still adamant that he would rather that the club return to the Top Four to guarantee Champions League football next season, rather than win the Europa League, like Manchester
United did
last season.
Stranded in fifth position, seven points behind bitter rivals Manchester
United with only four games remaining, Rodgers and co. are almost certain to miss
out on Champions League qualification, in stark contrast to this
time last year when they were still on course for their first title of the Premier League era, only to miss
out to Man City at the death.
Dybala has been strongly linked with both Manchester
United and Arsenal on account of his fine performances for Serie A surprise packages Palermo, who have taken to life back in the top flight like ducks to water following their Serie B title winning campaign
last time out.
Wenger is not the longest serving manager in English football and even if he does see
out his current contract which
lasts until the end of next season he will be some way behind the length of
time Sir Alex Ferguson spent in charge of Manchester
United.
In recent
times, Vidal has struggled to play 90 minutes week, in week
out, and it is rumoured that Manchester
United pulled
out of signing him
last summer due to a recurring knee problem that has plagued him in the
last few years.
Oxford
United ran
out 4 - 2 winners
last time these two sides in met in July with Umotong scoring twice to put an end to a four - game losing streak.
United came from behind to draw 1 - 1 with Brighton & Hove Albion
last time out but face a London Bees side full of confidence at the top of the FA WSL 2 tree.
Thierry Henry hailed Anthony Martial's impact from the bench for Manchester
United last month by pointing
out that an attacker has to make an impression with the
time given.
Brazilian right - back Rafael featured just 11
times for
United last season after struggling with injury and subsequently falling
out of favour with van Gaal.
Last time out United were beaten 1 - 0 by Stoke City in the U18 Premier League Cup.
United is, however, in the UEFA Europa League, with Liverpool sitting
out European competition, which might suit them ahead of their title challenge, but remember they were not in Europe the
last time they thought they were going to win the league either.
Last time these two meet was back in May 2017 when Arsenal ran
out comfortable 2 - 0 winners thanks to goals from Welbeck and Granit Xhaka against a very under strength Manchester
United side.
The
last time that
United hosted Newcastle in the Premier League was back in August 2015 and there was a 0 - 0 draw played
out on that occasion.
On the pitch, we visit West Ham's Olympic Stadium in another tricky tie, The Hammers beating Chelsea
last time out, while we will be hoping to get back to winning ways after our home defeat to Manchester
United and a disappointing 1 - 1 draw at Southampton.
Another positive for
United manager Sir Alex Ferguson will be the return to form of star man Wayne Rooney, who really did produce a masterclass against Wolves
last time out as the striker ended his barren run with a well - taken brace in a resounding 4 - 1 win.
Rumours continue to circulate of a return to Man Utd and though Ronaldo seems more settled at Real Madrid than this
time last season odds of 7/1 on an Old Trafford switch suggest a return to the stage that made him famous is not
out of the question, it would certainly be welcomed by many
United fans.
Swansea managed to make Manchester
United look excellent
last time out which should set alarm bells ringing.
It has been pointed
out that in sharp contrast with what has come to be known as Fergie
Time, the
last vital minutes of a game when under Ferguson
United at Old Trafford would pull their chestnuts
out of the fire, it has been five
times this season that
United, playing at home, have conceded in these closing minutes.
The
last defeat to Palace came on the 30th November 2011 in the League Cup with Wilfried Zaha knocking
United out of the competition at the
time.
Indeed, the Villains will travel to Portman Road to face Ipswich Town later on today in the Championship, after inflicting defeat on a struggling Leeds
United side
last time out.
Having crashed
out of the Carabao Cup with a 2 - 1 loss at Championship outfit Bristol City
last Wednesday,
United then threw away three points at Leicester on Saturday by conceding a stoppage
time equaliser at the King Power Stadium.
Pogba, who also experienced defeats
last season, especially to Chelsea in the semi-final of the Emirates FA Cup as the ten holders crashed
out having lost 1 - 0, has stated that the team are seeking the challenges which will see them push to win trophies, something manager Jose Mourinho has inspired the players to do, something which had been lacking since the retirement of former manager, Sir Alex Ferguson, who stood down at the end of the 2012/13 season, the
last time United ended the season as Premier League champions.
The Hammers, well, they came through their midweek Carling Cup clash with Stoke City in the end, not without a number of scares mind, but arrive in north London off the back of a dreadful performance
last time out in the league when losing 2 - 1 at home to Newcastle
United a week ago.
The
last change of the night for
United was the substitution of Rojo for Ashley Young who came on to make his 100th appearance for the Red Devils after being
out injured.There was still
time in the match for Smalling to make a customary mistake and give the ball away in a dangerous area, which thankfully led to nothing.
Kvyat raced his final grand prix as a Toro Rosso driver
last time out at the
United States GP, finishing P10.
United struck great Premier League form
last time out to crush Leicester, but Stoke have yet to taste victory in the top flight this season.
United stumbled a bit
last time out as Aston Villa led 2 - 0 just after the half
time interval.
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