League Cup: Manchester United vs West Ham United preview

League Cup: Manchester United vs West Ham United preview
Two struggling teams meet for the second time in just a few days as Manchester United host West Ham United at Old Trafford on Wednesday in the League Cup quarter-finals. The two teams have met on Sunday, also at Old Trafford, and the result was a 1-1 draw. Diafra Sakho had opened the scoring after just two minutes, and Zlatan Ibrahimovic made it all square before half time. These two teams have met four times last season, twice in the Premier League and twice in the FA Cup, the result was one win apiece and two draws. West Ham have not won at Old Trafford since 2007. Manchester United have won just two of their last six matches in all competitions and have not recorded consecutive wins since September. Manager Jose Mourinho is under pressure to deliver the results that he has promised when he was appointed, but so far the team's performances have been quite disappointing. The Portuguese manager might give Bastian Schweinsteiger the chance to play his first match for the Red Devils after eight months considering that both Paul Pogba and Maraoune Fellaini are suspended. West Ham have been quite disappointing so far this season, they are just one point above the relegation zone in the Premier League after a four-match winless streak with two defeats in the process. The League Cup might be their best chance to dream of European football at the end of this campaign, so they will surely take this one seriously. Gokhan Tore, Sam Byram and Arthur Masuaku are injured and won't be able to play, while Diafra Sakho picked up a knock last weekend and might miss out as well. Probable line-ups: Man United: Romero - Valencia, Jones, Blind, Shaw - Schweinsteiger, Herrera - Mkhitaryan, Rooney, Martial - Ibrahimovic West Ham: Randolph - Kouyate, Reid, Ogbonna - Antonio, Noble, Obiang, Cresswell - Lanzini, Payet - Ayew My prediction: 1-1 draw. Here are the odds for the match at Bet365: Man United win - 1.44 Draw - 5.00 West Ham win - 7.50
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