Manchester United welcome high-flying Bournemouth to Old Trafford on Sunday as Ruben Amorim continues his bid to revive the club's Premier League season.
United are still languishing in the bottom half after a mixed bag of results since Amorim's arrival, including a 3-2 defeat to Nottingham Forest in the last home game, as well as a stunning late comeback victory over rivals Manchester City last time out. Their most recent action came in a hectic 4-3 defeat to Tottenham Hotspur in the Carabao Cup quarterfinals on Thursday.
Meanwhile, Bournemouth will walk into Manchester in a buoyant mood, with Andoni Iraola's side having won three of their last four games in the Premier League and sitting sixth in the table.
Here's everything you need to know ahead of the game.
Key details:
Date: Sunday, Dec. 22 at 2.00 p.m. GMT (9.00 a.m. ET).
Venue: Old Trafford, Manchester
Referee: Craig Pawson
VAR: Darren England
How to watch:
The match is available to watch on Sky Sports in the UK and on NBC in the United States. You can also follow live updates on ESPN.
Team news:
Man United
Matthijs de Ligt, D, illness, DOUBT
Jonny Evans, D, undisclosed, DOUBT
Victor Lindelöf, D, concussion, DOUBT
Noussair Mazraoui, D, undisclosed, DOUBT
Mason Mount, F/M, strain, OUT, estimated return Jan. 5
Luke Shaw, D, calf, OUT, estimated return Jan. 5
Bournemouth
Julián Araujo, D, hamstring, OUT, estimated return Feb. 25
Alex Scott, M, knee, OUT, estimated return Jan. 11
Marcos Senesi, D, quadriceps, OUT, estimated return Mar. 15
Luis Sinisterra, F/M, hamstring, OUT, estimated return Dec. 26
Marcus Tavernier, F/M, hamstring, OUT, estimated return Jan. 25
Expected lineups:
Man United
GK André Onana
CB Matthijs de Ligt | CB Harry Maguire | CB Lisandro Martínez
LM Diogo Dalot | CM Kobbie Mainoo | CM Manuel Ugarte | RM Noussair Mazraoui
AM Amad Diallo | AM Bruno Fernandes
ST Rasmus Højlund
Bournemouth
GK Kepa Arrizabalaga
LB Milos Kerkez | CB Dean Huijsen | CB Illia Zabarnyi | RB Adam Smith
DM Ryan Christie | DM Lewis Cook
LW Dango Ouattara | AM Justin Kluivert | RW Antoine Semenyo
ST Evanilson
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