Sir Alex Ferguson has seen Queens Park Rangers remove Mark Hughes on the eve of their trip to Old Trafford and now believes even more that a win against the bottom club should be regulation, especially as there is not yet a Harry Redknapp or any other permanent successor to provide the 'bounce' factor that can often lift players after a managerial sacking. Instead, Mark Bowen and Eddie Niedzwiecki, Hughes' long-term lieutenants, take charge against United, who have lost their last two in all competitions. This all points to a home rout. Jamie Jackson
Venue Old Trafford, Saturday 3pm
Tickets £30-52 (0161 868 8000)
Last season Man Utd 2 QPR 0
Referee Lee Probert
This season's matches 7 Y23, R1, 3.43 cards per game
Odds Man Utd 2-9 QPR 16-1 Draw 6-1
Manchester United
Subs from Johnstone, Lindegaard, Bébé, Giggs, Büttner, Welbeck, Powell, Jones, Macheda, Henríquez, Fletcher, Cleverley, Anderson, Hernández, Wootton, Evans
Doubtful Evans (groin), Smalling (shoulder)
Injured Nani (hamstring, 1 Dec), Kagawa (knee, 9 Dec), Vidic (knee, 15 Dec)
Suspended None
Form guide LWWWWW
Disciplinary record Y20 R0
Leading scorer Van Persie 8
Queens Park Rangers
Subs from Cerny, Green, Murphy, Derry, Hill, Park, Wright-Phillips, Mackie, Dyer, Ephraim, Harriman, Ehmer, Mbia, Magri
Doubtful Ephraim (hamstring), Park (knee)
Injured Bosingwa (illness, 1 Dec), Zamora (hip, Jan), Johnson (knee, Mar)
Unavailable Da Silva (terms of loan)
Suspended None
Form guide LLDLDL
Disciplinary record Y19 R2
Leading scorer Zamora 3
Match pointers
• United have won 10 and lost none of their past 13 meetings with QPR in league and cup
• Mark Hughes was the manager in the first Premier League game where a player scored a hat-trick against United (David Bentley in a 4-3 win for Blackburn in February 2006)
• United are yet to draw a league game this season, only four teams in Premier League history have not drawn any of their first 13 matches (including Bolton last season)
• QPR have taken just three points from the past 57 available in Premier League away matches
• United have the best conversion rate this season, scoring with 14.9% of their shots while QPR (7.6%) have the worst
