Premier League: Stoke City vs Manchester United preview

Premier League: Stoke City vs Manchester United preview
Manchester United will be looking to get back to winning ways when they travel to meet Stoke City at the Bet365 Stadium on Saturday. The Potters earned a good 1-1 draw in the reverse fixture in October and they can also gain confidence from last season's 2-0 home victory over the Red Devils. Manchester United have not won at Stoke City since 2013, when they recorded wins both in the league and in the League Cup. Stoke City have won their last two league matches to end a poor run of seven matches without a win. However, in between those two victories they lost 2-0 at home to Wolves in the FA Cup, not exactly a result they would be proud of. Manager Mark Hughes still has lots of injured players, including striker Jonathan Walters, while Biram Diouf, Wilfried Bony and Ramadan Sobhi are all away at the Africa Cup of Nations. Manchester United's nine-game winning streak was ended last weekend, when Liverpool recorded a 1-1 derby draw at Old Trafford. It could have gone worse for the Red Devils, as they only snatched a point thanks to a late goal from Zlatan Ibrahimovic. Manager Jose Mourinho has a fully-fit squad at his disposal, the only unavailable player is Eric Bailly due to international duty. Probable line-ups: Stoke: Grant - Johnson, Indi, Shawcross, Pieters - Adam, Whelan - Shaqiri, Allen, Arnautovic - Crouch Man United: De Gea - Valencia, Jones, Rojo, Shaw - Herrera, Carrick - Mkhitaryan, Pogba, Mata - Ibrahimovic My prediction: 1-1 draw. Here are the odds for the match at Bet365: Stoke win - 6.00 Draw - 4.20 Man United win - 1.60
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