United put in one of their better displays against QPR in the reverse fixture, winning 4-0

Manchester United travel to Loftus Road to take on QPR, looking to bounce back after a momentum-killing home defeat against Southampton last time around. United’s 4-0 win at Old Trafford against today’s opponents was one of the best performances under Louis van Gaal, though the awful, supine display by the London side had a lot to do with the margin of victory. QPR should put up more of a fight this time. To give us some insights on today’s opponents, we’re joined by Neil, a QPR fan who’s answered some of our questions.

Robin van Persie took two goals sharply to secure United’s win in December.

On Sunday afternoon, Manchester United take on Southampton at Old Trafford, looking to repeat the result (if not the performance) from the reverse fixture in December. United are unbeaten in 11 games in all competitions, while the Saints recovered from some tough losses and give a fitting end to their hugely impressive 2014. We’re joined by Southampton fan and blogger Russell, who’s kindly given us some more thoughts on his side going into Sunday’s fixture. Russell provided tremendous insight to our Southampton away preview last month, and his thoughts below are similarly illuminating. You can find him on Twitter here.

Radamel Falcao scored a lovely headed equaliser, but United failed to push on from there.

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United’s six-match winning streak was ended at one of their happiest hunting grounds, following a tenacious display from the home side, led by the dangerous Christian Benteke. Villa also had Gabriel Agbonlahor sent off – very harshly in the opinion of most observers – yet they defended resolutely, and United failed to push on after the numerical advantage presented itself. In the end, a point each is a fair reflection of the play, but Louis van Gaal’s side must see it as a missed opportunity to add to their growing yuletide momentum. We’ll discuss some of the main talking points from the game here, and as always we look forward to comments from both sets of fans.

United’s three goalscorers against Liverpool show each other some love.

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What a difference a season makes. Earlier this year, the good folk here at Stretford End summed up Manchester United’s performance against the visiting scousers with this: “…humbled at home by a rampant Liverpool who won for the first time at Old Trafford in five years… looked rigid and flat in comparison to their rivals… chasing shadows for most of the game and found it difficult to defend against the counter attacking play of Liverpool.”

These are post-Moyesian times though. Where United still looked a little out of sorts, the tide has turned a full 180 degrees and it is the Mancunians who enjoyed a rampant display against a team who couldn’t handle being caught out on the break. The games against Liverpool are often the most explosive and important matches on our calendar and revenge for last year’s three-goal massacre was served ice cold with a 3-0 victory thanks to Wayne Rooney, Juan Mata and Robin van Persie.