Newcastle have shown some signs of improvement ahead of this game despite their lack of transfer activity.
They drew their last game against Crystal Palace, but that result means they have lost only two of their last 8 competitive games.
Palace come into this game 16th in the league table with just one point separating them from the drop zone so they need a win more than their visitors.
Impressively they have netted in their last 5 games even though they played Burnley and Manchester City in that run of games.
Manchester United need to keep results flowing if they want to finish inside the top two as they have already conceded defeat in their bid to snatch the title away from Manchester City.
Their 2-0 win over Huddersfield last weekend means they have won six of their last seven competitive games and a good response from their 2-0 loss to Tottenham in the prior fixture.
United have kept only two clean sheets in their last 9 away games which makes it a possibility for both teams to score in this game.
The Red Devils have won four, drawn two and lost one of their last seven matches with the Magpies.
Results of each team’s last 5 matches across all leagues and competitions
Newcastle United
LAST FIVE GAMES
DATE
COMPETITION
D
Crystal Palace
1-1
Newcastle United
4 Feb, 2018
English Premier League
D
Newcastle United
1-1
Burnley
31 Jan, 2018
English Premier League
L
Chelsea
3-0
Newcastle United
28 Jan, 2018
English FA Cup
L
Manchester City
3-1
Newcastle United
20 Jan, 2018
English Premier League
D
Newcastle United
1-1
Swansea City
13 Jan, 2018
English Premier League
Manchester United
LAST FIVE GAMES
DATE
COMPETITION
W
Manchester United
2-0
Huddersfield Town
3 Feb, 2018
English Premier League
L
Tottenham Hotspur
2-0
Manchester United
31 Jan, 2018
English Premier League
W
Yeovil Town
0-4
Manchester United
26 Jan, 2018
English FA Cup
W
Burnley
0-1
Manchester United
20 Jan, 2018
English Premier League
W
Manchester United
3-0
Stoke City
15 Jan, 2018
English Premier League
H2H
LAST FIVE GAMES
DATE
COMPETITION
Manchester United
4-1
Newcastle United
18 Nov, 2017
English Premier League
Newcastle United
3-3
Manchester United
12 Jan, 2016
English Premier League
Manchester United
0-0
Newcastle United
22 Aug, 2015
English Premier League
Newcastle United
0-1
Manchester United
4 Mar, 2015
English Premier League
Manchester United
3-1
Newcastle United
26 Dec, 2014
English Premier League
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January 3, 2021
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01:00
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01:00
Tottenham Hotspur
January 17, 2021
Aston Villa
01:00
Everton
January 20, 2021
Leeds United
01:00
Southampton
January 26, 2021
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19:00
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19:00
Leeds United
West Bromwich Albion
21:15
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Southampton
21:15
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19:00
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Chelsea
19:00
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21:15
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21:15
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21:00
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Premier League Table
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Team
MP
W
D
L
F
A
G
P
1
Manchester United
19
12
4
3
36
25
+11
40
2
Manchester City
18
11
5
2
31
13
+18
38
3
Leicester City
19
12
2
5
35
21
+14
38
4
Liverpool
19
9
7
3
37
22
+15
34
5
Tottenham Hotspur
18
9
6
3
33
17
+16
33
6
Everton
17
10
2
5
28
21
+7
32
7
West Ham United
19
9
5
5
27
22
+5
32
8
Aston Villa
17
9
2
6
31
18
+13
29
9
Chelsea
19
8
5
6
33
23
+10
29
10
Southampton
18
8
5
5
26
21
+5
29
11
Arsenal
19
8
3
8
23
19
+4
27
12
Leeds United
18
7
2
9
30
34
-4
23
13
Crystal Palace
19
6
5
8
22
33
-11
23
14
Wolverhampton Wanderers
19
6
4
9
21
29
-8
22
15
Burnley
18
5
4
9
10
22
-12
19
16
Newcastle United
19
5
4
10
18
32
-14
19
17
Brighton & Hov…
19
3
8
8
22
29
-7
17
18
Fulham
18
2
6
10
15
27
-12
12
19
West Bromwich Albion
19
2
5
12
15
43
-28
11
20
Sheffield United
19
1
2
16
10
32
-22
5
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