Manchester Utd – Queens Park Rangers

Manchester United v Queens Park Rangers: match preview


Can Louis van Gaal finally win a first Manchester United game at the fifth attempt? And will he change the 3-5-2 shape that has been so sluggish and unconvincing? These are the pressing issues for the Dutchman as a Queens Park Rangers containing Rio Ferdinand roll into an Old Trafford that has become the Theatre of Nightmares rather than its more famous moniker.This could be the start of a star-studded United era as Radamel Falcao, Angel Di Maria, Wayne Rooney, Robin van Persie and Juan Mata all vie for a starting berth in Van Gaal’s XI. United, surely, cannot fail to win again, can they? Jamie Jackson

Kick-off Sunday 4pm

Venue Old Trafford

Last season n/a

Live Sky Sports 1

Referee Phil Dowd

This season G1, Y4, R0, 4.0 cards per game

Odds H 3-10 A 12-1 D 5-1
Manchester United v Queens Park Rangers Manchester United v Queens Park Rangers: probable starters in bold, contenders in light.
Manchester United

Subs from Lindegaard, Vermijl, Amos, W Keane, Thorpe, Rothwell, Januzaj, Anderson, Mata, Valencia, Fletcher, Shaw, Pereira, Janko

Doubtful None

Injured Carrick (ankle, 5 Oct), Jones (hamstring, 5 Oct), Fellaini (ankle, 20 Oct), Smalling (groin, unknown), Lingard (knee, unknown)

Suspended None

Form LDD

Discipline Y6 R0

Leading scorers Mata, Rooney 1
Queens Park Rangers

Subs from McCarthy, Murphy, Onuoha, Dunne, Yun, Traoré, Ehmer, Kranjcar, Phillips, Wright-Phillips, Taarabt, Vargas, Zamora

Doubtful Barton (hamstring)

Injured Faurlín (knee, May)

Suspended None

Form LLW

Discipline Y3 R0

Leading scorer Austin 1