The Tigers tackle the Red Devils in their Den-Preview

Hull City face an uphill task of beating Man United

Manchester United will look to extend their unbeaten run to five games in all competitions as they will travel to the K.C Stadium in Kingston upon Hull.Hull sit at a pretty respectable 12th spot in the League,while the Champions are laid back at the 8th spot.Former United centre-back Steve Bruce's side has enjoyed a pretty decent start to the League season and recently managed to outclass Liverpool 3-1,after David Meyler stabbed home from close range before Martin Skrtel deflected a Tom Huddlestone shot into the back of the net.Although,Hull have been vanquished by United in their previous 4 meetings and rightly so,their team lacks some kind of firepower which is required to beat a team like United.Moreover,the Tigers have not beaten United since 1974 and the Reds have won seven straight games against them.But there's one statistic which favors Hull-it states that the men and orange and black have conceded the least amount of goals at home.So,that will give something of an upliftment to them.

Team News

United will be missing some of their key players which includes Marouane Fellaini,who has undergone a wrist operation recently and will be sidelined for 6 weeks.Michael Carrick and Robin van Persie are still absentees  but Wayne Rooney has virtually stepped into the boots of both of them.While,Portuguese winger Nani has been excluded after suffering from a hamstring injury.For Hull,Robbie Brady will be denied a Boxing day reunion with his former club Manchester United due to his ongoing groin problems.Their best performer Sone Aluko is set to miss out along with Stephen Quinn and their worrying absences can affect Hull's performances adversely.

Expected Line-ups

Hull City-McGregor; Davies, Bruce, Chester; Figueroa, El-mohamady, Meyler, Huddlestone, Livermore; Sagbo, Graham.
Manchester United-De Gea, Evra, Evans, Smalling, Rafael; Young, Carrick, Cleverley, Valencia; Rooney, Welbeck

Predictions

Antonio Valencia and Wayne Rooney have been relied upon by David Moyes recently and this tactic is very much working for United.Rooney tends to sit-deep to deliver amazing long balls down the right to Valencia ,while Danny Welbeck and Ashley Young have somewhat recovered their goal scoring form.But Hull City should not be taken lightly,they do posses the ability to execute lightning fast counter attacks led by George Boyd,who will play a central role in Hull's performance today.Matty Fryatt and Robert Koren have been taken into consideration by Steve Bruce,who remarked that "I'd love to play against my former club"

It will all United in the game today,Rooney and Valencia will subjugate them yet again.I'll predict a 3-0 win to Manchester United