Manchester United fell 8 points behind their noisy neighbours when they lost their last game 1-0 at Chelsea which was their second loss of the season.
They are having a good season that has seen them win 4 of their last five games and they have lost just two games all season.
They are almost unbeatable at home as they have won all 8 of their home games in all competitions and have conceded just one goal there, while scoring 15.
Paul Pogba and Zlatan Ibrahimovic are expected to be on the bench in this game and they could play pivotal roles.
Newcastle head to Old Trafford desperately short of form and they face a difficult task to turn things around.
The Magpies have won just one of their last six league games and lost 0-1 at home to Bournemouth the last time out.
They are currently 11th in the league table but only six points separates them from the relegation zone and a defeat in this game would send them down the table.
They have just one win from their last five league games, losing three on the road.
Newcastle are a struggling side when it comes to attack and it will be tough for them to breach the best defence in the league this season.
Results of each team’s last 5 matches across all leagues and competitions
Manchester United
LAST FIVE GAMES
DATE
COMPETITION
L
Chelsea
1-0
Manchester United
Nov 5, 2017
English Premier League
W
Manchester United
2-0
Benfica
Oct 31, 2017
UEFA Champions League
W
Manchester United
1-0
Tottenham Hotspur
Oct 28, 2017
English Premier League
W
Swansea City
0-2
Manchester United
Oct 24, 2017
English Carabao Cup
L
Huddersfield Town
2-1
Manchester United
Oct 21, 2017
English Premier League
Newcastle United
LAST FIVE GAMES
DATE
COMPETITION
L
Newcastle United
0-1
AFC Bournemouth
Nov 4, 2017
English Premier League
L
Burnley
1-0
Newcastle United
Oct 30, 2017
English Premier League
W
Newcastle United
1-0
Crystal Palace
Oct 21, 2017
English Premier League
D
Southampton
2-2
Newcastle United
Oct 15, 2017
English Premier League
D
Newcastle United
1-1
Liverpool
Oct 1, 2017
English Premier League
H2H
LAST FIVE GAMES
DATE
COMPETITION
Newcastle United
3-3
Manchester United
Jan 12, 2016
English Premier League
Manchester United
0-0
Newcastle United
Aug 22, 2015
English Premier League
Newcastle United
0-1
Manchester United
Mar 4, 2015
English Premier League
Manchester United
3-1
Newcastle United
Dec 26, 2014
English Premier League
Newcastle United
0-4
Manchester United
Apr 5, 2014
English Premier League
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January 17, 2021
Aston Villa
01:00
Everton
March 1, 2021
Everton
21:00
Southampton
March 2, 2021
Manchester City
21:00
Wolverhampton Wanderers
March 3, 2021
Burnley
19:00
Leicester City
Sheffield United
19:00
Aston Villa
Crystal Palace
21:15
Manchester United
March 4, 2021
West Bromwich Albion
19:00
Everton
Fulham
19:00
Tottenham Hotspur
Liverpool
21:15
Chelsea
March 6, 2021
Burnley
13:30
Arsenal
Sheffield United
16:00
Southampton
Aston Villa
18:30
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Brighton & Hov…
21:00
Leicester City
March 7, 2021
West Bromwich Albion
13:00
Newcastle United
Liverpool
15:00
Fulham
Manchester City
17:30
Manchester United
Tottenham Hotspur
20:15
Crystal Palace
March 8, 2021
Chelsea
19:00
Everton
West Ham United
21:00
Leeds United
March 10, 2021
Manchester City
19:00
Southampton
Premier League Table
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Team
MP
W
D
L
F
A
G
P
1
Manchester City
26
19
5
2
52
16
+36
62
2
Manchester United
26
14
8
4
53
32
+21
50
3
Leicester City
26
15
4
7
45
30
+15
49
4
West Ham United
26
13
6
7
40
31
+9
45
5
Chelsea
26
12
8
6
41
25
+16
44
6
Liverpool
26
12
7
7
47
34
+13
43
7
Everton
24
12
4
8
37
33
+4
40
8
Tottenham Hotspur
25
11
6
8
41
27
+14
39
9
Aston Villa
24
12
3
9
38
26
+12
39
10
Arsenal
26
11
4
11
34
27
+7
37
11
Leeds United
26
11
2
13
43
44
-1
35
12
Wolverhampton Wanderers
26
9
7
10
27
33
-6
34
13
Crystal Palace
26
9
6
11
29
43
-14
33
14
Southampton
25
8
6
11
31
43
-12
30
15
Burnley
26
7
7
12
18
34
-16
28
16
Brighton & Hov…
26
5
11
10
26
33
-7
26
17
Newcastle United
26
7
5
14
27
44
-17
26
18
Fulham
26
4
11
11
21
32
-11
23
19
West Bromwich Albion
26
3
8
15
20
55
-35
17
20
Sheffield United
26
3
2
21
15
43
-28
11
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