Manchester United vs Stoke City - Match Preview
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It's a big game for:
Wayne Rooney: Rooney will be looking to be Manchester United's highest goalscorer by scoring a goal against Stoke. It will take his goal scoring tally to 250.
Best stat:
106. It will be the 106th game between these two sides. The first game between Stoke and United was on 7th Jan 1893 and United played under the name Newton Heath, the game was won by Stoke 7-1.
Remember when:
On 20th October 2012, Manchester United were in full form and destroyed Stoke in a 6-goal thriller by 4-2 with two goals from Rooney and 1-1 by Van Persie and Welbeck. But actually, it should be 3 for Rooney as he scored an own-goal also, the 2nd goal for Stoke was scored by Kightly.
Player to watch:
Zlatan Ibrahimovic: The former Swedish international is on fire after moving as a free agent last summer. He has scored at many important points of the game and rescued United many-a-times. It will be his responsibility to score regularly.
Previous meetings:
Manchester United 1 (Martial) - Stoke City 1 (Allen). October 2016.
Manchester United 3 (Lingard, Martial, Rooney) - Stoke City 0. February 2016.
Manchester United 0 - Stoke City 2 (Bojan, Arnautovic). December 2015.
Form guide:
Manchester United: LWWWW.
Stoke City: WLWLL.
Wayne Rooney: Rooney will be looking to be Manchester United's highest goalscorer by scoring a goal against Stoke. It will take his goal scoring tally to 250.
Best stat:
106. It will be the 106th game between these two sides. The first game between Stoke and United was on 7th Jan 1893 and United played under the name Newton Heath, the game was won by Stoke 7-1.
Remember when:
On 20th October 2012, Manchester United were in full form and destroyed Stoke in a 6-goal thriller by 4-2 with two goals from Rooney and 1-1 by Van Persie and Welbeck. But actually, it should be 3 for Rooney as he scored an own-goal also, the 2nd goal for Stoke was scored by Kightly.
Player to watch:
Zlatan Ibrahimovic: The former Swedish international is on fire after moving as a free agent last summer. He has scored at many important points of the game and rescued United many-a-times. It will be his responsibility to score regularly.
Previous meetings:
Manchester United 1 (Martial) - Stoke City 1 (Allen). October 2016.
Manchester United 3 (Lingard, Martial, Rooney) - Stoke City 0. February 2016.
Manchester United 0 - Stoke City 2 (Bojan, Arnautovic). December 2015.
Form guide:
Manchester United: LWWWW.
Stoke City: WLWLL.
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