Cardiff City v Manchester United match preview
A look ahead to this weekend’s Premier League fixture at the Cardiff City Stadium
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Your support makes all the difference.Cardiff have acquitted themselves well in their first ever season in the Premier League and sit in 14th position heading into the weekend’s fixtures.
Bluebirds' manager Malky Mackay has been subject to a lot of media speculation in recent weeks with rumours circulating that the board are unhappy with him and that Crystal Palace were going to make an approach for his services. No such offer emerged and Mackay will now be hoping his Cardiff side can pull off another upset at the Cardiff City Stadium, just like they did when they beat Manchester City 3-2 earlier in the season.
David Moyes has endured a rather shaky start to his reign at Old Trafford and will be hoping he can ease the pressure with a win in Wales this weekend. The current champions head to Cardiff sitting in 5th position and on a five game unbeaten run so they will be hoping to make more ground on table topping Arsenal, who they beat 1-0 in the previous round of Premier League fixtures.
KICK-OFF Sunday, 4.00pm
PAST THREE MEETINGS
Manchester United 4 (Houston, Pearson, McIlroy, Macari) Cardiff 0, Division Two, March 1975
Cardiff 0 Manchester United 1(Daly), Division Two, August 1974
Manchester United 3 (Stiles, Giles, Lawton) Cardiff 0, Division One, March 1962
STATS
Michael Carrick has made more interceptions, 15, in the opposition half than any other player in the Premier League this season.
Cardiff midfielder, Gary Medel, has a pass completion rate of 90%.
Manchester United are on a five game unbeaten run, winning their last three games.
Cardiff are hoping to become the first Welsh team to beat Manchester United in the Premier League.
Cardiff have only scored three goals in their last five games.
ODDS
Cardiff to win: 6.2
Manchester United to win: 1.67
Draw: 4.1
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