At 23:00 on January 22, Beijing time, the 23rd round of the 2021-22 Premier League season is about to kick off. The Red Devils Manchester United will sit at the Old Trafford Stadium to face the Hammers West Ham. This game is very important for Manchester United. As long as the Red Devils beat their opponents, they are expected to return to the top four in the standings after this round.
confrontation history
Historically, the two teams have faced each other 142 times, and Manchester United has the upper hand with 67 wins, 31 draws and 44 losses. At Old Trafford, Manchester United have gone 13 games unbeaten against West Ham with 10 wins and 3 draws. The last time United lost to the Hammers at home in the league was in May 2007, when United lost 1-0 at Old Trafford. In the first round of the match this season, Manchester United defeated the opponent with a 2-1 score with Lingard’s lore.
Aspect 1: Manchester United’s four key battles
In the Premier League standings at this stage, Manchester United is only 2 points away from fourth-placed West Ham United. If they can beat West Ham at home, Manchester United will overtake their opponents and hope to enter the top four. In this round, Tottenham’s opponent is the mighty Chelsea, while Arsenal’s opponent in this round is Burnley. Before the start of this game, Manchester United also looked forward to the game on their official website. From this point of view, the game against West Ham can be regarded as a key battle for Manchester United to compete for the fourth place.
Aspect 2: Cristiano Ronaldo is injured and doubtful
In the Premier League game this week, Ronaldo was replaced by Rangnick early, and the Portuguese superstar expressed his dissatisfaction. The explanation given by Rangnick at the time was to keep Ronaldo healthy. Unfortunately, before the start of the game against West Ham, Rangnick confirmed that Ronaldo had a neck injury and was doubtful: “There needs to be a question mark on whether Ronaldo can play because he has a problem with his neck. He accepted a 2- 3 hours of treatment, we have to wait and see how he feels today.” Without Cristiano Ronaldo, who can be the key player on the court?
Aspect 3: How to adjust the intensive schedule Rangnick
With Manchester United playing a make-up match against Brentford in midweek, Manchester United will host West Ham just three days later. It can be said that Manchester United’s schedule can be described as intensive. So how will Rangnick adjust? In this round, Sancho was unable to play at the funeral of a relative, Lindelof applied to accompany his frightened wife at home, Luke Shaw was injured, and Wan-Bissaka was ill. From this point of view, Rangnick really has to use his brains on how to line up against West Ham United.
Aspect 4: Can Lingard still kill?
Last season, Lingard was loaned to West Ham and performed well on the field, becoming the hero of the Hammers. After returning to Manchester United this season, Lingard still failed to find his place. Despite this, in the first round of the match between the two sides, Lingard achieved a lore. The two sides played against each other again in this campaign, can Lingard still perform well? One thing is for sure, Lingard is the Manchester United player who knows West Ham best.
Injury report
Manchester United: Pogba (injured), Luke Shaw (injured), Wan-Bissaka (injured), McTominay (suspected injury), Sancho (on leave), Lindelof (on leave)
pre-match sound
Rangnick: Whether Ronaldo can play requires a question mark because he has a problem with his neck. He had 2-3 hours of therapy yesterday (Jan 20) and we’ll have to wait and see how he feels today. Cavani has yet to train with the team, hopefully he can resume training today. Then we will make the final decision after today’s training to see if he can play tomorrow. Wan-Bikas is still out of action, he is ill. Lingard resumed training yesterday, he will continue training today and he should be available for tomorrow’s game.
Predicted starter
Manchester United (4-2-3-1): De Gea/Dalot, Maguire, Varane, Telles/Fred, Matic/B fee, Greenwood, Iranga/C Luo
West Ham (4-2-3-1): Areola/Friedricks, Dawson, Diop, Ben Johnson/Soucek, Rice/Vlasic, Lancini, Bowen/ AntonioReturn to Sohu, see more
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