Manchester United vs Newcastle United
English Premier League
Date: Saturday, 18th November 2017
Kick-off at 17:30 UK/ 18:30 CET
Venue: Old Trafford (Manchester).
Team News
Manchester United: Paul Pogba remains a big doubt for United having been sidelined since September, while Phil Jones suffered a calf injury in England's friendly against Germany last week. Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Michael Carrick and Marcos Rojo are also set to miss out.
Likely XI: David De Gea; Antonio Valencia, Eric Bailly, Chris Smalling, Ashley Young; Ander Herrera, Nemanja Matic; Henrikh Mkhitaryan, Marouane Fellaini, Marcus Rashford; Romelu Lukaku
Newcastle United: Mikel Merino has been suffering with a back problem and is a doubt. Paul Dummett, meanwhile, is not expected to return from his hamstring injury until next month.
Likely XI: Rob Elliot; DeAndre Yedlin, Jamaal Lascelles, Florian Lejeune, Javier Manquillo; Matt Ritchie, Isaac Hayden, Jonjo Shelvey, Mohamed Diame, Christian Atsu, Joselu
Preview
While there will be plenty of focus on the 22 players on the field on Saturday at Old Trafford, the match will also bring together two rival managers.
During their respective times at Chelsea and Liverpool, Jose Mourinho and Benitez were involved in some titanic tussles in the Premier League and the UEFA Champions League. And it's fair to say neither man is particularly fond of the other.
While the two teams may have been evenly matched in the past, United are the big favourites for the game on Saturday despite losing two of their last three Premier League matches.
Against Chelsea last time out, Mourinho surprised plenty with a more expansive setup than usual, though his team still found chances tough to come by in the final third. Once again, Romelu Lukaku cut an isolated figure at the top end of the pitch, failing to touch the ball once in the Blues' penalty area.
Manchester United v Newcastle: Head to head
The visitors have beaten the host just twice in their last 10 meetings with the rest being two draws and 6 losses. Their last two meetings were 3-3 and a 0-0 draw. The home side has failed to score against the visitors just thrice in their last 10 games. Out of these 10 games, seven games have registered over 2.5 goals while half of them have registered both team scoring.
Manchester United v Newcastle: Predictions
The Old Trafford outfits have lost just two of their last six matches winning all the rest while Newcastle has won just once in their last six matches; three losses and two draws. also, the hosts have not lost a single home match at home this season while the visitors have won just one away match, drawing one and losing the rest. A home win is backed by bookmakers at 1.29 while away win odds are at 11.42 and a draw is given at 6.29.
The home side has scored 24 goals at home while conceding just once in the last eight games. On the other hand, the visitors have just three away goals and conceding 5 in the last six away fixtures. This shows that we may see a lot of goals scored by the home side. Over 2.5 score is backed at 1.77 while under 2.5 odds are at 1.82. Also, both to score yes and no odd are 2.41 and 1.50 respectively.
Manchester United v Newcastle: Betting tips
Over 2.5 Goals @ 1.77
United to win first half @ 1.76.
