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Kick-off: Tuesday, 2 February @20:00 GMT
Venue: Old Trafford (Manchester)
Live Stream: fuboTV (US), bet365(non-US)
Head to head record
Stoke vs Manchester United 2-0 (2015/2016 Premier League)
Stoke vs Manchester United 1-1 (2014/2015 Premier League)
Manchester United vs Stoke 2-1 (2014/2015 Premier League)
Stoke vs Manchester United 2-1 (2014/2015 Premier League)
Stoke vs Manchester United 0-2 (2013/2014 League Cup)
Manchester United vs Stoke prediction
Manchester United host Stoke City at their Old Trafford on day 24 of the 2015/2016 Premier League campaign. The Red Devils aim to move closer to the Champions League berth and only a win counts for the hosts this time out.
Disappointing loss to Southampton
Manchester United managed to pick up all three points from the Premier League derby against Liverpool, but they suffered a shocking loss to Southampton on Matchday 23. The English giants, though, returned to winning ways at the weekend, with the team beating Derby County (3-1) at iPro Stadium in the FA Cup. Louis van Gaal can breathe easier as Man Utd’s local rivals Man City have appointed Pep Guardiola as new coach, but the Dutch tactician will have a mountain to climb in order to keep his job. Manchester United are eager to start a new winning run in the national championship and no doubt they will go all guns blazing at Stoke City on Tuesday evening. The club chiefs failed to sign Mathieu Debuchy on the deadline day as his transfer was blocked by Arsenal management. Anyhow, Louis van Gaal can count on a number of high-profile players, who definitely capable of defeating the Potters.
Bastian Schweinsteiger, Ashley Young, Antonio Valencia, Marcos Rojo and Luke Shaw are all sidelined with injury. Matteo Darmian picked up an injury against Saints, but he should recover in time to face Stoke City.
Potters firing blanks
Stoke City are enjoying a very successful season, but their recent form is anything but good. It has to be noted that, though, that coach Mark Hughes has been having some injury worries of late and that is probably the main reason why Potters failed to score in previous two league games. To make things even worse for the fans, Stoke City suffered elimination in both League Cup and FA Cup, meaning that the lack of confidence might prove to be the team’s biggest problem in Tuesday’s Premier League game against Manchester United. Mark Hughes rested his key players in the 1-0 loss to Crystal Palace at the weekend, but he is likely to field the best possible side against Louis van Gaal’s troops. Marko Arnautovic is likely to be recalled to the starting line-up and the Austria international could prove a handful for the opposition defenders. You should know that the former Werder Bremen ace has netted seven goals in the Premier League this season.
The likes of Charlie Adam, Ryan Shawcross, Geoff Cameron, Marc Wilson and Shay Given are all sidelined with injuries, but aforementioned attacker Marko Arnautovic is fit.
Quick Facts
- Man Utd are after their sixth home win of the season
- Red Devils managed to keep only one clean sheet in previous four games
- Stoke City are on a four-match winless run in all competitions
- Mark Hughes’ men are after their first win at Old Trafford since 1976
- Potters suffered four defeats in last five away matches
Manchester United vs Stoke betting tip
Stoke City head into the match with a severely-weakened squad. Mark Hughes has a number of injury worries at the back and I would not be surprised if they away team experience all sorts of problems in Tuesday’s Premier League game. Manchester United are desperate to stay in the race for a place in the Champions League and seeing that Wayne Rooney has been in a splendid form in 2016, I believe that there is a big value in betting on the hosts this time out.
Tip: Manchester United to win
Odds: 1.70 (7/10) @Unibet
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