United captain Wayne Rooney was also ranked as the fifth most popular soccer player in China's social media. (Photo : Getty Images)
Contending team Manchester United FC (11-3-8, 41 points) will look to snap a two-game winless skid as they square off with newly-promoted squad Hull City AFC (4-14-4, 16 points) on Feb. 1, Wednesday in a 2016-2017 Premier League season match at the Old Trafford.
Start Time and Streaming Info
The game starts at 3:00 p.m. ET. It can be viewed live online thru FuboTV.
Manchester United has drawn its last two games after going on a six-game winning streak. The team is now in the sixth spot of the English top flight table, only two points behind fifth-place squad and cross-city rivals Manchester City and the Europa League qualifying berth for next season.
In their most recent Premier League fixture on Jan. 21, the Red Devils were held to a 1-1 draw by middling team Stoke City on the road at the Bet365 Stadium, as per SkySports.
An own goal by Juan Mata in the 19th minute gave the lead to the Potters. It looked like head coach Jose Mourinho's side will suffer their fourth loss of the season as time ran out, but team captain Wayne Rooney scored the equalizer in stoppage time to force the draw and a share of a point in the standings.
It was Rooney's 250th goal as a United player, making him the club's all-time leading scorer, passing the previous record of Sir Bobby Charlton.
Meanwhile, Hull City is back to its losing form with a 0-2 defeat at the hands of Chelsea on the road at the Stamford Bridge on Jan. 22 after their win over Bournemouth in the previous round, Sports Mole reported.
Head coach Marco Silva's squad was not able to respond with any goals in the contest as the Blues hit two, courtesy of Diego Costa and Gary Cahill in the 45th+7 and 81st minutes.
The Tigers have struggled in the Premier League after getting promoted from the Championship via playoffs this season. They are now in the bottom three relegation zone, tied on points with Crystal Palace but has a lesser goal differential.
Prediction and Predicted Lineup
The predicted result is a 1-0 win by Manchester United.
Manchester United starting lineup (4-3-3 formation): De Gea; Valencia, Smalling, Jones, Blind; Fellaini, Herrera, Pogba; Mata, Ibrahimović, Mkhitaryan
Hull City starting lineup (3-4-2-1 formation): Jakupovic; Maguire, Dawson, Davies; Elabdellaoui, Huddlestone, Mason, Robertson; Evandro, Clucas; Hernandez
