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For the very end of the 23rd round of the English Premiership, we still have a fairly uneven duel, because the second Manchester United and 18th Stoke are meeting at Old Trafford, and Stoke has a big backlog of 27 points at the moment. In addition, they were eliminated from FA Cup after the first two defeats last week, while their last three duels with Manchester United ended without a winner.

Manchester United

However, United is now convinced that they will be able to finally break this series, especially since they need only the victory over Stoke to keep their second place on the table, given that the third Chelsea has just one point difference. Namely, Mourinho's players have recently had a series of three draws in the championship, while they only in the last round celebrated with 2-0 against Everton last weekend.

After that, they also celebrated in the FA Cup over Derby County, with which they have at least partially redeemed to their supporters for two consecutive draws at Old Trafford, while Mourinho is certainly delighted to have three games without any goals received. As for the situation with the team, defenders Valencia and Bailly, midfielder Carrick and striker Ibrahimovic are currently out of action due to injuries, while the suspended midfielder Young has the right to perform.

Probable lineups Manchester United: de Gea – Darmian, Jones, Smalling, Shaw – Matic, Pogba – Mata, Lingard, Martial – Lukaku

Stoke

Unlike United, which is welcoming this match after two consecutive wins, Stoke is coming to Old Trafford after two defeats in the championship but also elimination from FA Cup after being defeated by Coventry with 2-0. Of course this was the last straw and the leaders of this club have last week finally broke a long cooperation with coach Hughes, which means that his new assistant, Niedzwiecki, will lead this team from the bench until they find a new coach.

However, it is quite questionable what he can do in one of the most difficult matches in the league, which Stoke again welcomes from the relegation zone for the first time this season, with the same number of points as the 17th Southampton. Otherwise, this team has a new name in the team and that is the Austrian defender Bauer, who arrived from Russian Rubin Kazan a few days ago, while defenders Johnson, Martins India, Shawcross and Pieters, as well as striker Jese will all be out of action this time.

Probable lineups Stoke: Butland – Cameron, Wimmer, Zouma – Bauer, Fletcher, Allen, Sobhi – Shaqiri, Choupo-Moting – Crouch

Verdict:

Of course, everyone here is expecting United to win this match, but on the other hand the team of Stoke is not in the best situation, so they will certainly give their best to win at Old Trafford.

Pick: under 3.5 goals 2.13 - 142/125 @1XBet