October 24, 2019 / By mobanmarket
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Everything you need to know ahead of the Premier League clash at Old Trafford on Saturday
Life at Manchester United continues to be an existence full of conjecture and drama, and as Newcastle United arrive at Old Trafford for Saturday’s Premier League clash the Red Devils are in serious need of a morale-boosting victory ahead of the international break.
With Jose Mourinho’s job seemingly in jeopardy and further rumours as to the nature of relationships between him and the playing group rearing their ugly heads of late, the two-week gaps between the Magpies’ visit and the trip to Chelsea may well give the board of directors time to make huge changes if they again fail to pick up three points on Saturday.
United have gone four games without a win and have failed to take maximum points from the last four at Old Trafford too, the first time in Mourinho’s career that he has overseen a quarter of home fixtures without a victory.
There is little his old adversary Rafa Benitez would enjoy more than rubbing salt in those wounds by guiding Newcastle to a first league win of the season.
Besides long-term absentee Marcos Rojo, Ander Herrera and Jesse Lingard also missed the 0-0 draw with Valencia in midweek as a result of injuries, but Mourinho has confirmed Ashley Young could be back in contention.
Lingard has been carrying a slight groin issue since his participation in last summer’s World Cup, and he has been left out of Gareth Southgate’s England squad for the forthcoming Nations League ties against Croatia and Spain as a result.
United return to a full complement of eligible players after Sergio Romero served his one-match ban for a red card against Wolves by missing the trip to West Ham.
With Marcus Rashford and Nemanja Matic having also returned from red-card suspensions lately, United have no other absentees.
Mourinho could go with a relatively similar lineup to the one which worked hard but ultimately came away with only a point against Valencia.
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Having experimented with Scott McTominay in a back three and changing to a two-man attack for the trip to West Ham, United were back in a 4-3-3 shape on Tuesday and similar is likely on Saturday.
The manager may have to choose between the extra protection offered effectively by Marouane Fellaini of late and the more dynamic presence of Fred in the midfield three, while Alexis Sanchez will again be fighting for a starting berth following another unproductive outing against Valencia.
At the back, there could be a Premier League debut for Diogo Dalot as Mourinho looks to limit Antonio Valencia’s involvement at the age of 33 and with a lengthy injury history under his belt.
Newcastle continue to desperately search for their first victory of the season having picked up only two points from their first seven games.
They have had a tough early run, however, having already been pitted against Tottenham, Chelsea, Manchester City and Arsenal. Following their visit to Old Trafford on Saturday, they will not come up against another club from last season’s top six until taking on Liverpool on Boxing Day, giving them an 11-week window during which they will be hoping for a much-improved run of results against more manageable opposition.
Rafa Benitez has so far failed to get the level of performances from his players which they were able to deliver in a positive 2017-18 season. Their 10th-placed finish had many expecting them to punch above their weight again this term, but aside from the odd flashes from the likes of Joselu and Matt Ritchie, there has been little to shout about on Tyneside. Indeed, Kenedy’s penalty miss in the draw with Cardiff City was the best chance they have had to secure a win at this point.
The match at Old Trafford kicks off at 17:30 BST on Saturday, with live coverage available in the UK on BT Sport 1 from 17:00. In the U.S. the game will be shown on NBCSN at 12:30am ET.
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