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Manchester United must beat Bournemouth and hope for a favour from Swansea to finish in the top four of the Premier League. After Manchester Citys draw with Arsenal last weekend, United missed the chance to leapfrog their rivals into fourth when they were beaten by West Ham in midweek.To qualify for the Champions League they now need to win against Bournemouth and hope City lose at Swansea. However, United could also finish as low as seventh and miss out on European football completely next season if Liverpool win the Europa League.That would be a worst-case scenario for manager Louis van Gaal, whose future at the club remains under scrutiny after a below-par season. Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal says he still hopes to finish fourth this season, despite needing Manchester City to also drop points Bournemouth, meanwhile, have exceeded expectations following their promotion from the Championship, and if results go their way on the final day they could finish as high as 12th.When you look at the size of the clubs that have gone down, their history, their fan base, the size of the grounds, it does bring home the size of the achievement that our players have done, said Cherries boss Eddie Howe.Team newsUnited are expected to be without Matteo Darmian again due to an ankle injury while Marouane Fellaini is serving the final game of his three-match suspension.Luke Shaw and Bastian Schweinsteiger remain out through injury. Eddie Howe wants Bournemouth to improve their home form next season Bournemouth manager Eddie Howe has no fresh injury or suspension worries. Adam Smith is unavailable due to a groin injury which forced him off in the 4-0 defeat to Manchester City at the beginning of April.Sylvain Distin (back), Tyrone Mings (knee) and Tokelo Rantie (muscular injury) remain long-term injuries. Jamie Redknapp joins Ed Chamberlin to preview all Sundays action in the Premier League Opta statsManchester United have conceded fewer goals than any other team in the Premier League on home soil this season ( .Bournemouth have lost just three of their last 12 Premier League away matches (W5 D4 L3).Bournemouth have visited Old Trafford four times in all competitions, losing all four without scoring. Its a must-win game for Manchester United after defeat at West Ham Wayne Rooney has scored just seven Premier League goals this season; hes never before failed to reach double-figures in a top-flight campaign with Manchester United.The Red Devils have netted just 46 top-flight goals this season so far; their lowest goal tally in a completed Premier League campaign is 58 in 04/05.United have won just 18 league games this season; if they dont beat Bournemouth, theyll set a new club record for fewest wins in a full Premier League season (current record is 19 in 13/14). Paul Mersons predictions See who the Magic Man is tipping to win on the final day Mersons predictionUnited need to win. They were really poor against West Ham but I think they will get the three points. Bournemouth have had a great season but they have not been that good lately and United must win and hope Swansea do them a favour.PAUL PREDICTS: 2-1 (15/2 with Sky Bet)BettingIn a must-win game, Sky Bet make Manchester United the overwhelming favourites to beat Bournemouth, pricing them up at 4/11, while Bournemouth are outsiders at 7/1 to end their season with an away win at Old Trafford.A draw wouldnt be enough for United to put pressure on Man City and is priced accordingly at 18/5. Sky Sports pundit Matt Le Tissier has tipped in-form Anthony Martial to open the scoring and for United to win the game 3-1 - Sky Bet go 30/1 for the scorecast. Also See: Mersons predictions Premier League questions Live on Sky Get Sky Sports Nike Air Force 1 Low Heren Sale . Top-seeded Djokovic, who is making only his second appearance this year after reaching the quarterfinals of the Australian Open, was a 6-3, 6-3 winner over 54th-ranked Istomin of Uzbekistan. "It wasnt as easy as the scoreline indicates," said Djokovic, who has won in Dubai on four occasions. Air Force 1 Schoenen . Richard Jefferson scored 17 points and Diante Garrett had a career-high 15 points as the Jazz had seven players with 10 points or more in Utahs largest margin of victory this season. http://www.airforce1schoenen.com/ . The Oilers will try to get back in the win column on Monday when they continue a four-game road trip with a battle against the Buffalo Sabres. Edmonton won its third straight game last Wednesday against visiting San Jose, beating the Sharks 3-0 as Scrivens stopped 59 shots to set an NHL record for saves in a regular-season shutout. Air Force One Nederland .com) - The Miami Heat will try to close out the Charlotte Bobcats Monday night in Game 4 of their Eastern Conference first round series. Air Force 1 Utility Nederland . -- The Kelowna Rockets earned their 16th straight win with a 7-2 rout of the Portland Winterhawks in Western Hockey League action Thursday.Roger Federer and Stanislas Wawrinka won their singles matches on Friday to give Switzerland a convincing 2-0 lead over Serbia in their World Group first-round tie. Returning to Davis Cup tennis, Federer cruised past Ilija Bozoljac, winning 6-4, 7-5, 6-2 in less than two hours. Federer faced little challenge from Bozoljac, who served well but still was no match for his Swiss opponent. Australian Open champion Wawrinka faced a tougher task against 102-ranked Dusan Lajovic in the second match, before winning 6-4, 4-6, 6-1, 7-6 (7). Bozoljac began his match against Federer with two aces and had a set point while leading 5-2 in the second. But Federer held serve and broke to regain control over the set. "Ilija was playing well, especially in the second set," Federer said. "It was a tough game, it could have been one set all." Federer was making his first Davis Cup appearance since 2012. Bozoljac said he was disappointed about his missed chance to win the second set. "I lost focus and Federer stepped up the game," Bozoljjac said.dddddddddddd Lajovic opened his match with a break, but Wawrinka soon broke back and went on to win the set easily. Lajovic then took advantage of several unforced errors by Wawrinka to take the second set. However, Lajovic missed two set points in the tie break of the fourth before Wawrinka closed out the match. "It was a tough game, he played well," Wawrinka said. "Its never easy when you come so late after an important tournament, but I managed to overcome that." Switzerland is an overwhelming favourite against Serbia, last years finalist and the 2010 Davis Cup champion, which is playing without Novak Djokovic and two other top players. The second-ranked Djokovic decided to rest after losing to Wawrinka in the Australian Open quarter-finals, while Janko Tipsarevic is nursing a heel injury and Viktor Troicki is serving a 12-month doping ban for failing to appear at a test. That means Lajovic is Serbias highest-ranked team member. The winner plays Belgium or Kazakhstan in the quarter-finals in April. ' ' ' |
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