The days when Newcastle challenged Sir Alex Ferguson’s Manchester United at the top of the Premier League under Kevin Keegan and Sir Bobby Robson are long gone. If Manchester United’s decline has been less dramatic, it is currently causing considerable consternation west of the Pennines. Steve Bruce’s Newcastle are in an infinitely worse mess though and must try to atone for last Sunday’s 5-0 reverse at Leicester. Can one of Ferguson’s stalwart centre-halves turn the tide on his native Tyneside? Louise Taylor
Sunday 4.30pm Sky Sports Premier League
Venue St James’ Park
Last season Newcastle 0 Manchester Utd 2
Referee Mike Dean
This season G6 Y21 R2 3.83 cards/game
Odds H 4-1 A 10-11 D 12-5
NEWCASTLE
Subs from Darlow, Manquillo, Krafth, Fernández, Clark, Ki, Muto, M Longstaff, Carroll, Almiron, Gayle
Doubtful Willems (knee), Gayle (calf), Shelvey (hamstring)
Injured Ritchie (ankle, 19 Oct), Lejeuene (knee, 19 Oct)
Suspended Hayden (first of three)
Discipline Y11 R1
Form LWDLDL
Leading scorers Joelinton, Schär, Shelvey, Willems 1
MANCHESTER UNITED
Subs from Grant, Fred, Chong, Garner, Tuanzebe, Young, Williams, Gomes, Greenwood
Doubtful Wan-Bissaka (illness), Shaw
Injured Pogba (ankle), Martial (thigh), Lingard (hamstring, all 19 Oct), Bailly (knee, Dec), Jones (unknown, Oct)
Suspended None
Discipline Y16 R0
Form DLDWLD
Leading scorers James, Rashford 3
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