There is so much trouble brewing at Old Trafford and every fixture is now potentially Jose Mourinho’s last at the helm including this game against Newcastle, even though the Magpies are winless this season.
Manchester United were held to a goalless draw by Valencia in their last game and that was the 4th consecutive time they have failed to win a game despite playing 3 of those matches at home.
In their last game they were booed off the field and Jose Mourinho seems to be fighting for his job now as he failed to criticize any of his players in his post-match press conference in midweek.
The Red Devils are currently 10th in the league table with 10 points after winning just 3 of their opening 7 Premier League games so far.
Newcastle will be looking to cause an upset, but the visitors are in even worse form.
Rafa Benitez’s side were well beaten at home by Leicester City last weekend (0:2).
That result made it 4 losses from 4 home games for Newcastle.
They have collected just two points all season and those have come on the road, so they would feel they can get something out of this game.
Newcastle are currently 18th in the league table, only ahead of Cardiff City and Huddersfield on goal difference, and it seems like they could be heading back to the Championship before May 2019 unless things start to change.
Despite Manchester United’s troubles, bookmakers make them strong odds-on favourites to get the job done against this struggling Newcastle side.
Goal markets suggest there could be goals and it will be interesting to see how these teams approach this match given their current struggle for form.
Results of each team’s last 5 matches across all leagues and competitions
Manchester United
LAST FIVE GAMES
DATE
COMPETITION
L
West Ham United
3-1
Manchester United
29 Sep, 2018
English Premier League
L
Manchester United
2-2
Derby County
25 Sep, 2018
English Carabao Cup
D
Manchester United
1-1
Wolverhampton Wanderers
22 Sep, 2018
English Premier League
W
Young Boys
0-3
Manchester United
19 Sep, 2018
UEFA Champions League
W
Watford
1-2
Manchester United
15 Sep, 2018
English Premier League
Newcastle United
LAST FIVE GAMES
DATE
COMPETITION
L
Newcastle United
0-2
Leicester City
29 Sep, 2018
English Premier League
D
Crystal Palace
0-0
Newcastle United
22 Sep, 2018
English Premier League
L
Newcastle United
1-2
Arsenal
15 Sep, 2018
English Premier League
L
Manchester City
2-1
Newcastle United
1 Sep, 2018
English Premier League
L
Nottingham Forest
3-1
Newcastle United
29 Aug, 2018
English Carabao Cup
H2H
LAST FIVE GAMES
DATE
COMPETITION
Newcastle United
1-0
Manchester United
11 Feb, 2018
English Premier League
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
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01:00
Manchester City
January 3, 2021
Burnley
01:00
Fulham
January 13, 2021
Aston Villa
01:00
Tottenham Hotspur
January 17, 2021
Aston Villa
01:00
Everton
January 20, 2021
Leeds United
01:00
Southampton
January 27, 2021
Burnley
19:00
Aston Villa
Chelsea
19:00
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Brighton & Hov…
20:30
Fulham
Everton
21:15
Leicester City
Manchester United
21:15
Sheffield United
January 28, 2021
Tottenham Hotspur
21:00
Liverpool
January 30, 2021
Everton
13:30
Newcastle United
Crystal Palace
16:00
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Manchester City
16:00
Sheffield United
West Bromwich Albion
16:00
Fulham
Arsenal
18:30
Manchester United
Southampton
21:00
Aston Villa
Premier League Table
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Team
MP
W
D
L
F
A
G
P
1
Manchester City
19
12
5
2
36
13
+23
41
2
Manchester United
19
12
4
3
36
25
+11
40
3
Leicester City
19
12
2
5
35
21
+14
38
4
West Ham United
20
10
5
5
30
24
+6
35
5
Liverpool
19
9
7
3
37
22
+15
34
6
Tottenham Hotspur
18
9
6
3
33
17
+16
33
7
Everton
17
10
2
5
28
21
+7
32
8
Arsenal
20
9
3
8
26
20
+6
30
9
Aston Villa
17
9
2
6
31
18
+13
29
10
Chelsea
19
8
5
6
33
23
+10
29
11
Southampton
19
8
5
6
27
24
+3
29
12
Leeds United
19
8
2
9
32
35
-3
26
13
Crystal Palace
20
6
5
9
24
36
-12
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
20
5
4
11
19
34
-15
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
20
2
5
13
15
48
-33
11
20
Sheffield United
19
1
2
16
10
32
-22
5
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