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Goal<\/span><\/a> : \u00a0\u00a0<\/span> Wigan boss Roberto Martinez hopes to spring a surprise at Old Trafford in their Boxing Day clash with Premier League champions Manchester United.<\/p>\n

The Latics have yet to register a result against the Red Devils in their 13 meetings, however recent home draws against Chelsea and Liverpool have buoyed Martinez’s men.<\/p>\n

Whilst the Spaniard remains realistic about his side’s chances, he is hopeful Wigan can maintain their run of just one loss in their last six outings.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn the history of the football club we have never taken a point off Manchester United and Old Trafford can be an intimidating place to go,\u201d Martinez told reporters on Friday.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt happens around the world: if you go to San Siro, the Bernabeu or Barcelona’s Nou Camp, sometimes in those games you are starting 1-0 down.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are human beings, we are not playing a computer game.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt would be all too easy to prepare a game where there are no emotions attached, where there is no memory about what has happened before.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut what is true is that we are in a very good place at the moment, with real confidence and real belief in our play.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don’t think anyone expects us to get a positive result at Old Trafford and that’s something that can give us some extra motivation and test how much we can surprise Manchester United at their own ground.\u201d<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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