Manchester United will head to Newcastle upon Tyne to take on Newcastle United, a side fighting to stay up in the Premier League. Newcastle was just regulated in 2016, but managed to win promotion on the very first try, so to get sent right down would be extremely disappointing to say the least. The Magpies head into this clash with the memory of being dropped still very fresh in their minds, and a current position in the table just one point above the drop zone.
However, that doesn’t mean this match will be a cake walk for United, as Jose Mourinho has yet to leave St. James Park victorious. It’s an astounding streak really, and it should come to an end on Sunday.
It’s been a very emotional week for Manchester United, with the 60th anniversary of the Munich air disaster on Tuesday, and the moving commemoration that accompanied it at Old Trafford. The memorial service was not without controversy, as both Jesse Lingard and Paul Pogba found themselves in hot water over behavior that was initially misconstrued.
At first glance, it would have seen that their behavior was inappropriate, but upon further examination, they were both in the right.
Without further ado, here is the Man United Starting XI prediction:
Romelu Lukaku
Alexis Sanchez Jesse Lingard Juan Mata
Paul Pogba Nemanja Matic
Luke Shaw Marcos Rojo Chris Smalling Antonio Valencia
David de Gea
Injury report for both teams: go to this link
Jose Mourinho press conference video: coming tomorrow
Odds: Newcastle- 9/2, Man Utd- 8/13, Draw- 11/4
Prediction: United 3, Newcastle 0
As always, feel free to post your own Man United and/or Huddersfield prediction, as well as your forecast for the final score.
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