Man Utd v Stoke City

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12 Jan 2018
Erik Pieters, Stoke City
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Manchester United will be without Ashley Young, who serves the last match of his suspension, while Antonio Valencia and Michael Carrick are doubtful for this weekend as they continue to recover from injury.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic is expected to return to training in late January/early February. Eric Bailly remains sidelined but could return at a similar time. 

Stoke City's Erik Pieters (thigh) and Bruno Martins Indi (groin) are back in training, though caretaker assistant first-team coach Kevin Russell does not know if the defenders will be fit for Monday.

Captain Ryan Shawcross (calf) is close to a return but is unlikely to be available. 

Did you know?

Manchester United have won 25 of a possible 27 points in Premier League home matches against Stoke City, with the only points dropped coming in this exact fixture last season (1-1).

Stoke City are winless in their last 17 trips to Manchester United in all competitions (D2 L15), since a 1-0 win in April 1976.

The Potters have never lost a Premier League away match on a Monday (W3 D5). Man Utd have lost only one of their 29 PL home matches on a Monday (W21 D7).

Anthony Martial has been directly involved in three goals in his two home PL appearances against Stoke (2 goals, 1 assist), scoring in both matches.

What the managers say

Jose Mourinho“Zlatan is injured or not totally happy with his condition. When he's feeling really good, he comes back to work. The date for him to be back training was around the end of January/beginning of February, so let's hope his feelings are better."

See: Mourinho press conference recap

Kevin Russell: "It's far from a crisis if you look at the table. We have some good home games coming up and this is a tough place to come. If we can get a couple of results soon we can shoot up the table."

See: Dutch pair in contention

Referee: Anthony Taylor
Assistants: Adam Nunn, Constantine Hatzidakis
Fourth official: Bobby Madley

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