Queens Park Rangers striker Jamie Mackie has insisted that Manchester United will have a difficult time at Loftus Road when the Premier League champions arrive on Sunday.

The sides go head to head for the first time this season, with the Red Devils two points away from the top of the league and Rangers lingering in 13th spot of the table.

"United are champions, with top, top players, so we are going to give them the respect they deserve, but we are at home and definitely not going there to have a nice day and let them play top football against us," The Mirror quotes Mackie as saying.

"We are going to be in their faces, it is going to be a hard game for them - they are definitely going to know they have been in a game.

"[Loftus Road] is a tough place to come, but there is no point in saying it is a tough place to come and then sitting off and letting them play their stuff because eventually they will hurt you with the quality of players they have."

Mackie moved to the West London side last year and has scared nine goals in 34 appearances for the club.