Stoke City boss Tony Pulis is desperate to end his losing streak to Manchester United's Sir Alex Ferguson.

Ferguson has SIX successive wins over Pulis since the Potters promotion to the Premier League - and heads to the Britannia on the back of a 100 per cent start to the season.

But Pulis said: "We've taken points against all the big teams except United and we're desperate to finally change that.

"We want to sit down and have a glass of wine with Sir Alex after the game having either won or drawn and see if he's as happy as he normally is!

"United are a better team than last year when they won the title. They can beat any team in the world - and I include Barcelona in that.

"I've watched the tapes of their games this season and they're frightening.

"It's going to be tough and we've got to play to our maximum, hope things go for us and United have an off day."