Hull City vs Manchester United – League Cup – Preview

Posted on January 26, 2017 by Sreya

Hull City vs Manchester United – Jose Mourinho’s Manchester United travel to KC Stadium on 26th January, Thursday to face Hull City in the second leg of the League Cup quarter-finals.

Manchester United won 2-0 in the first leg held at the Old Trafford and are the favorites against a Hull City side which has struggled spectacularly on the domestic front this season.

While Hull City lost to Chelsea in an English Premier League fixture in the weekend, Manchester United dropped points as well, needing a late goal from Wayne Rooney to secure a point.

Team News

Hull City have a lengthy list of absentees with Ryan Mason, Alex Bruce, Will Keane, Greg Luer, Moses Odubajo, Markus Henriksen, Robert Snodgrass, Curtis Davies, Brian Lenihan and Allan McGregor unavailable through injuries or lack of match fitness. Ahmed Elmohamady and Dieumerci Mbokani are on international duty.

Eric Bailly misses out for the visitors as the defender is on international duty at the African Cup of Nations.

Hull City Possible Starting Lineup: David Marshall, Omar Elabdellaoui, Harry Maguire, Michael Dawson, Andrew Robertson, Tom Huddlestone, Adama Diomande, Evandro, Sam Clucas, Lazar Markovic, Abel Hernandez.

Manchester United Possible Starting Lineup: David de Gea, Antonio Valencia, Phil Jones, Marcus Rojo, Luke Shaw, Ander Herrera, Michael Carrick, Henrikh Mkhitaryan, Paul Pogba, Anthony Martial, Zlatan Ibrahimovic.

“Everybody is available. In this moment everybody is available and my choices will be to try to go with a team that I think can guarantee us a good match.”

– Jose Mourinho, Manchester United.

Contributor’s Pick

According to Hull City vs Manchester United H2H Stats, the last five matches between these two clubs have resulted in four wins for Manchester United and one draw. In fact, Manchester United have won nine out of their previous ten encounters with Hull City.

Manchester United are likely to win 2-0 tomorrow.