Gather round as Mystic Megson gazes into his crystal balls and casts his Stoke v Man Utd score prediction for this New Year’s Day clash, including goal-scorers and his own inimitable take on each side…

What a titonic tossil this could turn out to be! Can Louis van Gull’s Dead Revels rub a stamp on their title prudentials at Hark Muse’s rejubilated Potties?

Back-to-black wins over Everton and my old side West Brom have propellered Stoke into a position of middletable safeway, and he’ll be desperate to make it three against the side for whom he scored so many volleyed wonderscreams.

With Mama Byriani Diouf and Brian Shawcross also up against their old club, there’s certainly no shortage of scripts being written.

Great save by Marc Wilson, there.

As for United, they’re struggling to pick up wins away from home and seem to be trying to horny-shoe all their big names into the side each week.

If that Ruddy Mel Falcao starts firing on all cillit bang then they could take some stoppage, but for the time being they need Robin van Persil to resnapture his best form.

Narrow away win, I beckon.

Now, here comes Mystic Megson’s Stoke City v Manchester United score prediction for Thursday January 1st 2015 – place your balls, now!

Mystic Megson says Stoke 1-2 Man Utd – Mama Biriyani Diouf for the homos, Rooney and van Persil for the awayos. You can put your balls on it!