Manchester United welcome Newcastle United to Old Trafford in a Premier League match tonight.
The Red Devils have not won at home since beating Brighton and Hove Albion in October, drawing twice and losing the other in their last three games.
United are currently seventh in the table with 26 points from seventeen games, three points behind Chelsea in fourth place.
On the other hand, Newcastle got off to an inconsistent start and languished in the bottom half of the table. So far this season they have won just one match away from home.
United previously faced Newcastle three times on Boxing Day, with the Old Trafford club winning all matches under three different managers.
Team news
Harry Maguire and Matthijs de Ligt remain sidelined due to their respective injury problems, while Bruno Fernandes and Kobbie Mainoo are also out. ruled out due to injuries.
Additionally, Bryan Mbeumo, Amad Diallo and Noussair Mazraoui have joined their respective national teams for AFCON. So the trio is not in contention to be involved in this game. Casemiro was suspended last weekend, but is available again tonight.
Predicted lineup
Senne Lammens will keep his place between the posts, while Luke Shaw, Ayden Heaven and Leny Yoro could be the back three. Diogo Dalot and Patrick Dorgu would be the two full-backs for United.
Amid the absence of Bruno and Mainoo, Casemiro and Manual Ugarte should be the duo in midfield. Lisandro Martínez, who showed a steady performance in the engine room against Aston Villa, could come on as a substitute if necessary. However, United have lost all the games Ugarte has started this season.
Mason Mount and Matheus Cunha are likely to be the two number 10s in Ruben Amorim’s 3-4-2-1 formation, with Benjamin Sesko taking the lead for the hosts.
That is why Joshua Zirkzee can act as a substitute. Amorim has few backup options left due to numerous absences, so he could do with a few academy players to make up for the numbers on the bench, with Jack Fletcher and Shea Lacey making their debuts last time out.
Expected line-up of Man Utd against Newcastle
Lammens; Yoro, Heaven, Shaw; Dalot, Ugarty, Case, Dorgu; Mount, Cunha, Sesco
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