Manchester United vs Queens Park Rangers: Premier League match preview
A look ahead to this weekend's Premier League fixture at Old Trafford
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Your support makes all the difference.Manchester United’s audacious capture of Radamel Falcao on deadline day caught the attention of world football. Manager Louis van Gaal’s potential frontline of Wayne Rooney, Robin van Persie and Falcao is one that will leave QPR boss Harry Redknapp with a headache, but the question remains – can Van Gaal get the balance right?
Also added to United’s squad since their last fixture is Dutch defender Danny Blind, while Argentinian defender Marcos Rojo has been granted a visa following his move from Sporting. Van Gaal has now got the players to exploit his favoured 3-5-2 formation, which he enjoyed success with during the World Cup with the Netherlands. A win against QPR would help to settle any early season nerves at Old Trafford - the Red Devils had not had the best of starts, and find themselves in 14th position in the Premier League.
Queens Park Rangers meanwhile have also had a busy transfer window, with Redknapp adding deadline day signings Sandro and Kranjcar to the eight other new faces at Loftus Road. A lack of goals will be a worry for QPR, and the departure of Loic Remy to Chelsea will do nothing to help the cause. Rangers have only scored once this season, but despite this find themselves in twelfth, above United.
Manchester United have not been easy opponents for QPR in recent years though, with the Red Devils winning 12 of the last 13 games between the sides.
KICK-OFF: Sunday, 4pm
PAST THREE MEETINGS…
Queens Park Rangers 0 Manchester United 2 (Da Silva, Giggs), Premier League, February 2013
Manchester United 3 (Evans, Fletcher, Hernandez) Queens Park Rangers 1 (Mackie), English Premier, November 2012
Manchester United 2 (Rooney, Scholes) Queens Park Rangers 0, Premier League, April 2012.
STATS…
United have only failed to beat QPR once in their last thirteen matches.
Over their past three games against Rangers, United have had seven different scorers, none of whom have scored more than once.
Despite being 12, QPR have scored the joint lowest amount of goals in the league.
ODDS…
Manchester United to win: 1.25
Queens Park Rangers to win: 13
Draw: 5.5
TV: Live on Sky Sports 1 at 4pm, highlights on BBC1 at 10.30pm.
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