United look for three points at home against Newcastle
Kick-off : 5:30 PM (Local)
Venue : Old Trafford, Stretford
After the loss against Chelsea before the international break, United are eight points behind table toppers Manchester City. They are on 23 points and need to keep winning games.
Newcastle are in the bottom half of the table on 14 points. They have just won one of their last six games. Playing against United in their own backyard will be a sterner test for them.
Romelu Lukaku is without a goal in seven games for Manchester United and will need to fire on Saturday as United seek three points.
Manchester United and Newcastle have so far played each other 45 times. Out of that United have won 13 times while Newcastle have won 18 times, 14 games have resulted in a draw.
It should be a good game on Saturday as both teams will give their all.
Team news and possible line-ups
Mikel Merino, Chistian Atsu and captain Jamaal Lascelles will be unavailable for Newcastle against Man United due to injuries.
As for Manchester United, Phil Jones will be unavailable for Saturday’s game due to injury. While Michael Carrick, Paul Pogba and Marcos Rojo remain sidelined.
Newcastle XI : Elliot, Yedlin, Clark, Lejeune, Manquillo, Ritchie, Hayden, Shelvey, Murphy, Perez, Joselu.
Manchester United XI : De Gea, Valencia, Smalling, Bailly, Young, Herrera, Matic, Martial, Lingard, Rashford, Lukaku.
Prediction
Although it’s not a given that Manchester United will win on Saturday but they certainly start as favorites. I expect Man United to get the job done and win three points. The scoreline could be 2-1. The goalscorers might be Romelu Lukaku and Marcus Rashford for United and Joselu for Newcastle.
