Manchester United is fighting for pride and Premier League points as Newcastle targets its second Old Trafford win of the season on Wednesday.
Neither Manchester United nor Newcastle may have achieved what they envisioned this season, but European qualification is still at stake for both clubs when they duke it out at Old Trafford on Wednesday. The Red Devils has sunk down to eighth in the Premier League after losing 1-0 at home to Arsenal over the weekend, three points behind the Magpies and far too close to mediocrity for their fans’ liking. However, Eddie Howe’s side could still look back upon a difficult campaign with some happiness if they manage to take sixth place, particularly if it means beating United home and away.
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The northeast outfit has already got the better of Erik ten Hag’s men twice this campaign, knocking them out of the Carabao Cup with a win at Old Trafford before edging them at St. James’ Park in the league.
In fact, the Magpies have beaten Ten Hag & Co three times in their last three meetings and held United goalless on each occasion, winning 6-0 on aggregate across those last three encounters.
It helps the Newcastle cause that thew Manchester monolith appears to be lacking in confidence, especially after Leandro Trossard fired league leader Arsenal to a narrow victory at Old Trafford on Sunday:
The Theater of Dreams has felt a lot more nightmarish of late, and Ten Hag’s fortunes weren’t helped by the absence of captain and key orchestrator Bruno Fernandes over the weekend.
The Portuguese magician is still a doubt to be fit for the visit of Newcastle, while Harry Maguire, Mason Mount, Luke Shaw, Raphael Varane and Tyrell Malacia remain out of action.
Howe has had to deal with his own raft of injuries this season, with Sven Botman, Fabian Schar, Lewis Miley and Joe Willock each on his treatment table as things stand.
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