Manchester United vs Sheffield United Premier League Match Preview or Key Statistics 📊
Manchester United have won their last seven home top-flight encounters with Sheffield United, a run that stretches back to August 1975.
Since a 2-1 win over Man Utd in August 1992 on the first ever day of the Premier League, Sheffield United have picked up just one point in eight top-flight meetings with the Red Devils (D1 L7).
Sheffield United have kept one clean sheet in their last 34 top-flight matches against Manchester United, a 1-0 home win in September 1972; their last away league clean sheet against the Red Devils was in a 1-0 win in April 1962, with Alan Hodgkinson in goal for the Blades.
Manchester United go into this match 35 points ahead of Sheffield United; they have won just one of their last six Premier League matches against teams they have had a 35+ point advantage in the table (D2 L3), losing two of their last three at home – 0-1 vs West Brom in April 2018 (50 pts ahead) and 0-2 vs Cardiff in May 2019 (35 pts ahead).
After a six-game winless run at Old Trafford (D3 L3), Manchester United have won four of their last five home league games (D1), keeping three clean sheets in this run. However, 50% of Man Utd’s total 12 home league goals this season have come in one game (6-2 vs Leeds).
Sheffield United have won any of their last 15 Premier League away games (D3 L12), haven’t kept a clean sheet in any of their last 14 Premier League away games (D2 L12), and haven’t scored more than once in any of their last 20 Premier League away games (W2 D4 L14).
Manchester United’s Marcus Rashford has been directly involved in six goals in his three Premier League appearances against Sheffield United (3 goals, 3 assists), averaging a goal or assist every 43 minutes against the Blades.
Anthony Martial’s first Manchester United hat-trick was in their 3-0 home league win over Sheffield United last season – he has been directly involved in five of the Red Devils’ last six Premier League goals against the Blades (4 goals, 1 assist).
Bruno Fernandes has failed to either score or assist a goal in three consecutive Premier League games for the first time since joining Manchester United last year.
All seven of Sheffield United striker David McGoldrick’s Premier League goals have come against four of the six ever-present sides in the competition (3 v Chelsea, 2 v Man Utd, 1 v Arsenal, 1 v Tottenham). He’s the highest goalscorer in Premier League history with 100% of his goals to come against sides to have played in every season.
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