It will be good to get back home after two 1-0 reversals in the last 6 days. United have two crucial games at home against QPR and West Ham in the space of 4 days and with City visiting Chelsea, it is a good opportunity to put points and performances on the board.
The last 2 games has seen Phil Jones return and a young Nick Powell out in a mature role in Istanbul so that can be a real positive.
So the visit of QPR comes up first led by ex-United Mark Hughes who is under increasing pressure to get the west london side off the bottom of the table. The visit of QPR conjures bad nightmares for the older fans when in 1991 and United leading the table, QPR visited on New Years day and won 4-1, it was the most sobering experience as Dennis Bailey scored a hat trick. Old Trafford was stunned that evening and even QPR couldn't quite believe what they did!
It is a game United are expected to win, but Blackburn visited last December bottom of the table and pulled of a 3-2 win, so United cannot take anything for granted as QPR have some talent such as Wright-phillips and Tarabt. The defence is starting to get numbers back but Vidic and Evans still missing. I would expect to see De Gea return with Rafael, Rio, Smalling and Evra as the backline.
The midfield looks stronger with Powell performance and another performance for Fletcher during the week, only Nani is missing. I would expect to see Scholes and Carrick in the middle with Young and Valencia spreading the width. The striking options will revert to RVP and Rooney and I expect chico and Welbeck to sit on the bench.
Tomorrow we will see the return of Park and Fabio. Ji Sun Park will always be fondly remembered fro his performances against the big teams where he had an uncanny knack of scoring. I am sure he will get a huge cheer from us on the Stretford End.
I expect this to be a routine win for United and with City or Chelsea likely to drop points this is a good time to get a win and return to the top of the table.
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