Gary Neville agrees with Paul Merson on Luton Town vs Manchester United prediction

Manchester United return to action on Sunday afternoon (4:30pm) with a trip to 17th-placed Luton Town, aiming to continue their recent good form and make a push towards the Premier League's top four.

A mixed festive period for United has been well and truly put behind them with a recent run of solid form. First they avoided upset and dumped Newport County out of the FA Cup, then have since gone from strength to strength with consecutive league wins over Wolves, West Ham and Aston Villa.

The latter, which took place one week ago, was most crucial as it prevented Unai Emery's side from pulling 11 points clear of Erik ten Hag's and into the final Champions League qualification spot. Instead, United closed the gap to Tottenham Hotspur - who remained fourth - to only six points.

However the upcoming trip to Kenilworth Road could provide a stumbling block for a side like United that are in good spirits. So far Manchester City, Tottenham and Arsenal have all been made to work for wins here, whilst Liverpool dropped crucial points. Leading the way with a bold prediction, former striker Chris Sutton feels United are destined to suffer the same disappointment as their Merseyside rivals, though most remain confident of victory:

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This is big for Luton because I don't think anyone saw their defeat by bottom side Sheffield United coming.

With Everton losing to Manchester City earlier on Saturday, it was a big chance for them to open up a gap on the bottom three, but they couldn't take it.

I just wonder if that will