Manchester United statistics preview

Last updated : 25 December 2011 By Paul Farrington
Man Utd v Wigan, 15:00

•Man Utd hit five past Fulham in their last Barclays Premier League game
 
•Michael Carrick covered the most ground for United in that game with 6.56 miles as United out ran Fulham by 64.75 miles to 64.53 miles
 
•Carrick has a tackles won rate of 96% so far this season
 
•Jonny Evans made six clearances in the game against Fulham, the highest of any player in the EA SPORTS Player Performance Index in the last round of games
 
•Ryan Giggs was on target against Fulham, and continues his record of scoring in every Premier League season. Giggs has had just six efforts at goal this season, and has contributed 174 passes in his opponent’s half, along with ten dribbles and ten crosses all leading to an impressive five assists. That’s an assist every 106 minutes, the second most frequent provider in the league
 
•Wigan gained a valuable point against Liverpool in their last Barclays Premier League match
 
•James McCarthy covered the most ground for Wigan in that game with 6.33 miles, although the Latics were out run by Liverpool by 63.4 miles to 63.18 miles
 
•Ali Al Habsi was the EA SPORTS Player Performance Index’s busiest goalkeeper in the last round of games, making eleven saves
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