Football Match: Manchester United hosts Hull City
Manchester United will host relegation zone club Hull City on Saturday in the Barclay’s Premier League. United and Hull will be the only Premier League clubs with a domestic fixture at the weekend as the majority of the clubs in the Premier League have fourth round FA Cup fixtures scheduled for the weekend.
United will enter Saturday just one point behind first place Chelsea and could steal first place from the idle leaders with a victory.
Kickoff between the two is set for 15:00 local time at Old Trafford in Manchester, England.
Manchester United has struggled mightily over the past six weeks. United was stunned by Football League One side Leeds United who handed the Red Devils a 1-0 defeat at Old Trafford in the third round of the FA Cup, the earliest exit from that competition for United in two decades.
United’s last match was a midweek fixture against local rival Manchester City in the first leg of their Carling Cup semifinal tie. Former United striker Carlos Tevez scored two goals against his old side to bring City from behind to earn a 2-1 victory. Hull City has been struggling to climb out of the relegation zone for the past two months, but the Tigers received an emotional boost this past weekend as they held top four side Tottenham to a 0-0 draw at White Hart Lane.
Manchester United have a chance to put all their struggles behind them and actually capture first place, for the time being, with a victory on Saturday. Hull City are creeping out of the relegation zone.
Hull are currently 18th in the league table but level on points with 17th place Wolverhampton and 16th place West Ham United. A victory or draw could boost Hull City out of the relegation zone, providing an important morale boost.