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Manchester United will be bidding to bounce back from their humiliating home defeat to Liverpool when they travel to our stadium Saturday's late kickoff to take us on. The Red Devils suffered a 5-0 home loss to their bitter rivals in the Premier League last Sunday, while we were also beaten on the same afternoon, going down 1-0 at the home of West Ham United.
We suffered back-to-back 1-0 defeats to Vitesse and West Ham in the Europa Conference League and Premier League respectively on October 21 and October 24, but we were able to return to winning ways on Wednesday, recording a 1-0 victory over Burnley to advance to the quarter-finals of the EFL Cup.
In many ways, it has been a strange start to the season for us, where we have won five and lost four of our nine league games to collect 15 points, which has us left them in sixth position, two points from fourth-placed West Ham United and one spot and indeed one position above our opponents on Saturday.
We have found it difficult to show consistency this term, but we did manage to record important league wins over Aston Villa and Newcastle United before the one-goal reverse at West Ham, and the fact that we are sixth at this stage must be taken as a positive.
We have only actually scored nine times in our nine league games this season, while Kane has registered just once in England's top flight this term, with the 28-year-old seem to be suffering a hangover following his failure to secure a move away from us over the summer. We have only won one of our last five Premier League games against Man United, meanwhile, and we suffered a 3-1 defeat in the corresponding contest between us last season.
Man United, meanwhile, were thumped at home by Liverpool last weekend, with Salah scoring three times in a five-goal victory for the Reds, and the result piled the pressure on head coach Solskjaer, but it does appear that the Norwegian will lead the team against us. Whether Solskjaer keeps the job on a long-term basis remains to be seen, but there is no question that there is immense pressure on the 48-year-old, who will be demanding a response from his players on Saturday.
The Red Devils sit top of their Champions League group despite three underwhelming performances in Europe this term, but they have now lost three of their last four league matches - collecting just a single point in the process - which has seen them drop down to seventh position in the table. The 20-time English champions have collected just 14 points from their nine matches and are now eight points behind division leaders Chelsea, while they have conceded 15 times, with only Leeds United, Watford, Newcastle United and Norwich City shipping more after nine games of the 2021-22 Premier League season.
Man United lost their long unbeaten away league record against Leicester on October 16, but they have enjoyed themselves against us in the past, winning 36 of their previous 58 Premier League games, suffering just 10 defeats in the process.
The referee for this game will be Stuart Attwell
We suffered back-to-back 1-0 defeats to Vitesse and West Ham in the Europa Conference League and Premier League respectively on October 21 and October 24, but we were able to return to winning ways on Wednesday, recording a 1-0 victory over Burnley to advance to the quarter-finals of the EFL Cup.
In many ways, it has been a strange start to the season for us, where we have won five and lost four of our nine league games to collect 15 points, which has us left them in sixth position, two points from fourth-placed West Ham United and one spot and indeed one position above our opponents on Saturday.
We have found it difficult to show consistency this term, but we did manage to record important league wins over Aston Villa and Newcastle United before the one-goal reverse at West Ham, and the fact that we are sixth at this stage must be taken as a positive.
We have only actually scored nine times in our nine league games this season, while Kane has registered just once in England's top flight this term, with the 28-year-old seem to be suffering a hangover following his failure to secure a move away from us over the summer. We have only won one of our last five Premier League games against Man United, meanwhile, and we suffered a 3-1 defeat in the corresponding contest between us last season.
Man United, meanwhile, were thumped at home by Liverpool last weekend, with Salah scoring three times in a five-goal victory for the Reds, and the result piled the pressure on head coach Solskjaer, but it does appear that the Norwegian will lead the team against us. Whether Solskjaer keeps the job on a long-term basis remains to be seen, but there is no question that there is immense pressure on the 48-year-old, who will be demanding a response from his players on Saturday.
The Red Devils sit top of their Champions League group despite three underwhelming performances in Europe this term, but they have now lost three of their last four league matches - collecting just a single point in the process - which has seen them drop down to seventh position in the table. The 20-time English champions have collected just 14 points from their nine matches and are now eight points behind division leaders Chelsea, while they have conceded 15 times, with only Leeds United, Watford, Newcastle United and Norwich City shipping more after nine games of the 2021-22 Premier League season.
Man United lost their long unbeaten away league record against Leicester on October 16, but they have enjoyed themselves against us in the past, winning 36 of their previous 58 Premier League games, suffering just 10 defeats in the process.
The referee for this game will be Stuart Attwell
Team News
We will again be without the services of Sessegnon due to a long-term hamstring problem, while Gil is unlikely to be available, having picked up a thigh issue against Burnley in the EFL Cup on Wednesday.
Nuno has no other injury concerns at this stage, and our manager could decide to select the same team that took to the field for the first whistle against West Ham last weekend.
Kane and Son are certainties to feature in the final third of the field, while Moura and Ndombele should also feature from the first whistle, with Skipp lining up in midfield.
Lo Celso and Bergwijn are perhaps the two players pushing hardest to break into the first XI, but Nuno could ultimately resist the temptation to shuffle our team.
Man United, meanwhile, will be without the services of Pogba through suspension, with the France international receiving a straight red card after coming on as a substitute against Liverpool.
The Red Devils could be boosted by the return of Varane, though, as the centre-back has returned to training following a groin problem, meaning that he could be back into the side on Saturday.
Martial and Diallo will also hope to be involved in the squad, with both players potentially overcoming injuries in time for the contest.
Solskjaer is unlikely to make wholesale changes from the Liverpool loss, but Matic could come into the midfield, while Sancho might be handed a spot on the right, with Greenwood dropping out.
Cavani and Lingard are both options for change, but it is difficult to imagine Bruno and Ronaldo dropping out of the starting XI despite the recent speculation.
Nuno has no other injury concerns at this stage, and our manager could decide to select the same team that took to the field for the first whistle against West Ham last weekend.
Kane and Son are certainties to feature in the final third of the field, while Moura and Ndombele should also feature from the first whistle, with Skipp lining up in midfield.
Lo Celso and Bergwijn are perhaps the two players pushing hardest to break into the first XI, but Nuno could ultimately resist the temptation to shuffle our team.
Man United, meanwhile, will be without the services of Pogba through suspension, with the France international receiving a straight red card after coming on as a substitute against Liverpool.
The Red Devils could be boosted by the return of Varane, though, as the centre-back has returned to training following a groin problem, meaning that he could be back into the side on Saturday.
Martial and Diallo will also hope to be involved in the squad, with both players potentially overcoming injuries in time for the contest.
Solskjaer is unlikely to make wholesale changes from the Liverpool loss, but Matic could come into the midfield, while Sancho might be handed a spot on the right, with Greenwood dropping out.
Cavani and Lingard are both options for change, but it is difficult to imagine Bruno and Ronaldo dropping out of the starting XI despite the recent speculation.
Head-to-Head
We first played each other on Saturday 28th January 1899 where we drew 1-1 with them at the Lane, in an FA Cup tie. We did beat them 5-3 in the 2nd leg at their ground on Wednesday 1st February 1899 in the return leg.
We have gone on to play each other 195 times. We won 53, they won 92 with 50 games drawn.
The breakdown is as follows:
League:- We won 42, they won 83 with 43 games drawn
FA Cup:- We won 5, they won 6, with 5 games drawn
League Cup:- We won 5, they won 2, with 1 game drawn
Cup :- We won 1, they won 1 with 1 game drawn
We have gone on to play each other 195 times. We won 53, they won 92 with 50 games drawn.
The breakdown is as follows:
League:- We won 42, they won 83 with 43 games drawn
FA Cup:- We won 5, they won 6, with 5 games drawn
League Cup:- We won 5, they won 2, with 1 game drawn
Cup :- We won 1, they won 1 with 1 game drawn
