If you are looking for a mismatch, a complete and utter footballing execution, then get yourself in front of the telly on Monday night.
Wolverhampton Wanderers, the worst team in the Premier League by an absolute MILE, host Manchester United at Molineux. And honestly, at this point, you have to wonder if Rob Edwards has done something to upset the fixture computer.
Two points. TWO POINTS from fourteen matches. Let that sink in for a moment. The last time a team was this bad at this stage of a top-flight season, your grandparents were probably still in short trousers. We are talking 1930s stuff here, folks. Sheffield United's horror show in 2020-21 is the only comparison, and even they managed to scrape together a few more results than this lot.
A goalless graveyard
Here is the really terrifying bit for Wolves fans - if any of them can still bear to watch. The club has not scored a single goal in FIVE consecutive Premier League matches. Five! That is the longest goalless run in their entire history. Not since the club was founded in 1877 have Wolves been this toothless in front of goal.
Jorgen Strand Larsen, the big Norwegian striker who was supposed to fire them to safety, has gone completely cold. The entire forward line looks like they have forgotten which end they are supposed to be attacking. It is painful to watch.
Eight straight defeats in all competitions. Seven consecutive Premier League losses. Rob Edwards has won precisely ZERO league games since taking over from the sacked Gary O'Neil. At what point does Fosun admit they have made yet another managerial mistake?
The fans have had enough
And speaking of Fosun, the supporters group Old Gold Pack have organised a boycott for Monday night's match. They want empty seats on the cameras to embarrass the owners into actually doing something about this shambles.
Can you blame them? This is a club that has sleepwalked into a relegation disaster. They are TWELVE points behind Leeds in 17th place. Twelve! The Championship is not just knocking on the door - it has kicked it clean off its hinges and made itself comfortable on the sofa.
Some fans reckon a boycott is madness when the team needs support the most. But what is the point of cheering on a team that looks like they have already given up? Something has to change, and if embarrassing the owners on national television is what it takes, then so be it.
United smell blood
Manchester United, meanwhile, will be licking their lips at this one. Yes, they are frustrating. Yes, they threw away another lead against West Ham on Thursday. Yes, Ruben Amorim looks like he ages about five years every time his defence switches off.
But this is still a team sitting eighth in the table with genuine European ambitions. They are unbeaten in four away Premier League matches, taking eight points from those games. Against a side that cannot buy a goal, you would expect United to have a field day.
Bruno Fernandes is the man to watch. The Portuguese captain has registered an assist in each of his last four away matches, and if he delivers again at Molineux, he will become only the fifth player in Premier League history to assist in five consecutive away games. Elite company - Muzzy Izzet, Cesc Fabregas, Gerard Deulofeu, and Mo Salah are the only others to manage it.
Then there is Bryan Mbeumo, who has been absolutely lethal since arriving from Brentford. Four goals already and a constant threat. Against a Wolves defence that has kept just one clean sheet all season, the Cameroonian could have a field day.
History says be careful
Now, before United fans start celebrating three points, a word of caution. Wolves have a funny habit of turning up against the Red Devils when it matters least.
Last season, they did the league double over United - their first since 1980. Matheus Cunha scored in the 2-0 win at Molineux, and he will fancy his chances of haunting his old club again. United have lost to the bottom team at Molineux twice before, in 2004 and 2011. Stranger things have happened.
But let us be honest - this Wolves side is not the same team that beat United last year. They have lost all confidence, all belief, and seemingly all ability to put the ball in the net. Cunha aside, there is very little quality in that squad capable of hurting a United defence that, for all its faults, should be far too good for this lot.
Injury woes pile up
Edwards cannot even field his best team. Joao Gomes is suspended after picking up his fifth booking of the season - terrible timing given he is one of their few midfielders capable of actually competing. Marshall Munetsi is out with a calf injury. Daniel Bentley, Rodrigo Gomes, Hugo Bueno, Ladislav Krejci, Leon Chiwome, and Fer Lopez are all sidelined too.
United have their own problems - Harry Maguire and Benjamin Sesko remain out - but the depth of quality between these two squads is absolutely massive.
The verdict
This should be comfortable for United. Should be. But this is Amorim's side we are talking about, the team that lost at home to ten-man Everton and drew with a West Ham side in the relegation zone.
Still, there comes a point where the quality gap is simply too big to ignore. Wolves cannot score. They cannot defend. They cannot string two passes together without looking terrified. United, for all their inconsistency, have genuine match-winners in Fernandes, Mbeumo, and Cunha.
Expect a professional job from the visitors. Nothing spectacular, nothing that will have United fans dreaming of titles, but enough to get the three points and move closer to the European places.
As for Wolves? Start planning for the Championship, lads. This is going to be a very long winter.
Barry's prediction: Wolves 0-2 Manchester United
