After three defeats in a row for Manchester United, three wins on the bounce have followed. Only one of those was in the league – a 4-1 rout of Leicester – and José Mourinho’s side were stodgy in Thursday’s Europa League win over Zorya Luhansk. Stodgy is just about acceptable to fans if it leads to victory, so second-bottom Stoke City have to be beaten. United also need to go on the kind of run serious championship challengers make. Jamie Jackson
Kick-off Sunday noon
Venue Old Trafford
Last season Manchester United 3 Stoke City 0
Live BT Sport 1
Referee Robert Madley
This season G4, Y22, R0, 5.50 cards per game
Odds H 1-3 A 11-1 D 5-1
Manchester United
Subs from Romero, Johnstone, Shaw, Rojo, Depay, Young, Fosu-Mensah, Tuanzebe, Schneiderlin, Darmian, Mkhitaryan, Martial
Doubtful Mkhitaryan, Shaw (leg)
Injured Jones (knee, 23 Oct)
Suspended None
Form WWWLLW
Discipline Y11 R0
Leading scorer Ibrahimovic 4
Stoke City
Subs from Grant, Haugaard, Muniesa, Bardsley, Adam, Imbula, Bojan, Sobhi,
Diouf, Walters, Crouch
Doubtful Walters (ankle), Allen (hamstring)
Injured Butland (ankle, 5 Nov), Afellay (knee, Jan), Ireland (leg , Feb 2017)
Suspended None
Form DLLLD
Discipline Y16 R0
Leading scorers Allen, Arnautovic, Krkic, Shaqiri 1
