After three defeats in a row for Manchester United, three wins on the bounce have followed. Only one of those was in the league – a 4-1 rout of Leicester – and José Mourinho’s side were stodgy in Thursday’s Europa League win over Zorya Luhansk. Stodgy is just about acceptable to fans if it leads to victory, so second-bottom Stoke City have to be beaten. United also need to go on the kind of run serious championship challengers make. Jamie Jackson

Kick-off Sunday noon

Venue Old Trafford

Last season Manchester United 3 Stoke City 0

Live BT Sport 1

Referee Robert Madley

This season G4, Y22, R0, 5.50 cards per game

Odds H 1-3 A 11-1 D 5-1

Manchester United

Subs from Romero, Johnstone, Shaw, Rojo, Depay, Young, Fosu-Mensah, Tuanzebe, Schneiderlin, Darmian, Mkhitaryan, Martial

Doubtful Mkhitaryan, Shaw (leg)

Injured Jones (knee, 23 Oct)

Suspended None

Form WWWLLW

Discipline Y11 R0

Leading scorer Ibrahimovic 4

Stoke City

Subs from Grant, Haugaard, Muniesa, Bardsley, Adam, Imbula, Bojan, Sobhi,

Diouf, Walters, Crouch

Doubtful Walters (ankle), Allen (hamstring)

Injured Butland (ankle, 5 Nov), Afellay (knee, Jan), Ireland (leg , Feb 2017)

Suspended None

Form DLLLD

Discipline Y16 R0

Leading scorers Allen, Arnautovic, Krkic, Shaqiri 1