Manchester United are in the midst of fixture congestion, and Manager Jose Mourinho has made his voice heard on the topic. Spoiler alert, he isn’t happy about it. The Red Devils are facing Hull City for the second time since January 26th.
United, currently in sixth place, will now take on the 19th place Tigers Wednesday night in the mid-week fixture.
United are four points off the top four, while Hull City are squarely in the relegation zone so this is a huge match for both sides.
“The last time we played them, even a defeat would have been a good result. Even to lose the match by one goal difference would give us a final.
“And tomorrow only three points is a good result for us so if we don’t win it’s really bad because we need to win matches. That’s a big difference, we need to win the match.”
Odds, courtesy of Paddy Power
Manchester United – 1/6
Draw – 13/2
Hull City – 16/1
Without further ado, we present to you, The Sports Bank’s Man United starting XI prediction, a 4-2-3-1 formation, per usual:
Zlatan Ibrahimovic
Henrikh Mkhitaryan Paul Pogba Juan Mata
Ander Herrera Michael Carrick
Matteo Darmian Chris Smalling Eric Bailly Antonio Valencia
David de Gea
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Prediction: Manchester United 3, Hull City 1
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