On Saturday, Manchester United will host Norwich at Old Trafford, the legendary English Premier League ground once a fearsome fortress, but now a mere shadow of what it once was.
The Red Devils, despite their fourth-placed spot, have failed to impress this campaign, having picked up only two wins in their last 6 home games in all competitions, drawing four times.
The pressure is on manager Louis Van Gaal to turn the club’s fortunes around, with the fans’ discontent in their manager growing, as he looks to make amends for a dip in form which saw them crash out of the Champions League in the group stage.
Man United stats prior to their 2-1 Bournemouth loss
Their weekend clash with the Canaries will either relieve the pressure off of the Dutchman, or seal one more nail to his coffin that is his job at the Theatre of Dreams.
Jose Mourinho was recently fired, and the former Netherlands boss could be next, especially with the Special One reportedly vying for his position. Could the result of Saturday’s game determine Van Gaal’s future?
TEAM NEWS
Fans hoping to see Man United return to winning ways may be sad to see he number of players that will miss the Norwich game.
Seven, yes, seven players are out, with Luke Shaw, Antonio Valencia, Marcos Rojo, Matteo Darmian, Jesse Lingard, and Ashley Young sidelines with injury.
Bastian Schweinsteiger, on the other hand, is ruled out of Saturday’s fixture due to suspension.
Luckily for Van Gaal’s crew, Wayne Rooney, Chris Smalling, and Ander Herrera returned to training in time to be in contention for a starting eleven berth.
Wayne Rooney, Ander Herrera and Chris Smalling all returned to training this week. #mufc
— Full Time DEVILS (@FullTimeDEVILS) December 18, 2015
Over to the Norwich camp, and Alex Neil will have to make do without the services of Matthew Jarvis and Andre Wisdom.
RECENT FORM
Calls for Van Gaal's sacking, though maybe not popular amongst all Man United fans, is understandable given the club's recent poor form.
Having crashed out of the Champions League in the group stages, the 20-time English champions were beaten 2-1 by newly-promoted side Bournemouth.
That has stretched Rooney and Co.'s winless run to five games, three in the English top-flight, as their attack continues to falter.
Anthony Martial, hailed as "the new Thierry Henry", has not scored in 3 months
Anthony Martial hasn't scored a Premier League goal in 3 months.
— Arsenal News (@__arsenalnews_) December 12, 2015
However, in the Canaries, the Red Devils will face a side who have won only once in their last 6 games, picking up a mere 5 points from a possible 18.
HEAD-TO HEAD
Although Man United have failed to win in several home games this campaign, only once have they lost at home in England, a League Cup penalty shootout defeat to Middlesbrough.
This is an impressive home run that the Red Devils look to maintain, having never lost to Norwich at Old Trafford, with their only two defeats to Norwich coming at Carrow Road.
Norwich's last 6 trips to the Theatre of Dreams has seen them concede a whopping 16 goals, with the Canaries last finding the back of the net at United's home goal in August 2004.
Norwich lost 4-0 in their last trip to Old Trafford in the EPL
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KEY STATS
- Man United has scored at least 4 goals in their last 3 Old Trafford clashes in all competitions vs Norwich.
- The Red Devils have won their last 5 home games against Alex Neil's crew.
- The Canaries have conceded 29 goals. Only four teams -- Sunderland (30), Aston Villa (30), Bournemouth (31), and Newcastle (31) -- have conceded more.
Team sheets for Man United vs Norwich City
Man United's lineup: De Gea, Young, Jones, Smalling, Blind, Carrick, Fellaini, Memphis, Mata, Martial, Rooney.
Norwich's lineup: Rudd; Martin (c), Bennett, Bassong, Olsson; Redmond, O'Neil, Tettey, Brady; Hoolahan; Jerome.
Man United's subs: Romero, Borthwick-Jackson, McNair, Varela, Schneiderlin, Pereira, Herrera.
Norwich's subs: Ruddy , Whittaker, Howson, Mbokani, Dorrans, Mulumbu, Odjidja.
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