Man Utd - Newcastle preview: How trio's return will affect the match

Farhad Hussain
18 nov 2017

Manchester United will be looking to keep within distance to league leaders City as they face Newcastle at Old Trafford. A fixture which has had fierce encounters previously and promises no difference when the two sides meet on Saturday. A 1-0 loss to Chelsea before the international break put United eight points of the top.

TEAM NEWS:
Jose Mourinho confirmed long-term absentees Imbrahimovic, Pogba and Rojo are all available for the game against Newcastle. Mourinho confirmed this at his pre-match conference, however, he said that they cannot all play a full 90 mins. Phil Jones is set to miss the fixture after he suffered an injury in England’s friendly against Germany.

Rafa Benitez is set to miss both Lascelles (ankle) and Atsu (thigh). Paul Dummet is back in training and midfielder Mikel Merino is set to make a comeback.

Probable starting line-ups:
Manchester United (4-2-3-1): De Gea, Valencia, Smalling, Bailly, Young, Matic, Pogba, Mata, Lingard, Rashford, Lukaku

Newcastle United (4-4-2): Elliot, Yedlin, Clark, Lejeune, Manquillo, Ritchie, Hayden, Shelvey, Murphy, Perez, Joselu