By extending their unbeaten home run, Manchester United halted Aston Villa’s unbeaten streak with a 1-0 victory at Old Trafford on Sunday afternoon.
Erik ten Hag’s side have not lost a Premier League game in front of their own fans since the opening weekend of the season. The Red Devils have not been as faultless on the road this season – particularly against clubs in the top half of the table – and face a few more stern tests home and away before closing out the campaign.
Here’s what lies ahead for Ten Hag’s side.
With now one win apiece this season, it’ll come down to an early May encounter between the pair to decide who’s superior.
Brighton won the first encounter of the season at Old Trafford earlier in the season, before United recently saw off Roberto De Zerbi’s side in the FA Cup semi final after a gruelling penalty shootout.
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If Man Utd beat Brighton, they’ll head into their clash with a struggling West Ham side full of confidence.
The Hammers are currently sitting in 15th in the Premier League table following recent defeats to Liverpool and Crystal Palace.
As well as West Ham’s so-so form, Man Utd will also be buoyed David Moyes’ terrible record against his former club. The Scotsman has won just one of his last nine meetings with United, with that victory knocking their opponents out of the Carabao Cup in the third round in 2021 courtesy of a seventh-minute Manuel Lanzini goal.
Julen Lopetegui’s side – in the grand scheme of things – have accrued a healthy record against the traditional top-six side as of late, but their 6-0 thumping at the hands of Brighton was a not-so-subtle reminder of the work needed at Molineux.
Man Utd will be looking to exploit their leaky defence in mid-May.
Ten Hag’s men will travel to Bournemouth a week later.
Although the south coast side have picked up valuable points as of late, their 4-0 defeat to West Ham recently did highlight some defensive frailties that Man Utd could take advantage of.
Manchester United have become a force to be reckoned with at Old Trafford in the league – their one loss on home soil this term attests to that.
In United’s penultimate domestic fixture of this campaign, they welcome a substandard Chelsea who, at the time of writing, are sat in 12th place.
Although a 1-1 draw was the outcome of the previous fixture, Chelsea’s eight-game winless streak will set up Ten Hag and his players to collect all three points.
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