In this 11th week match, on Sun Oct 16th, Manchester United will host Newcastle United at Old Trafford in a clash of the Premier League. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 12 degrees, which is great football weather. 5th placed Manchester United is fresh off their 2-1 win against Everton. Alex Iwobi struck first for Everton in the 5th minute, then Lucas Fasson dos Santos tied it up for Manchester United in the 15th minute But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback victory in the 44th minute on a goal by Cristiano Ronaldo. Manchester United should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 17 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Newcastle United recorded a 5-1 win against Brentford. Bruno Guimarães struck first for Newcastle United in the 21st minute, then Jacob Murphy added another in the 28th minute on a feed from Callum Wilson. Newcastle United is looking for direction having earned 15 points in their last 10 matches.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season. Last season Manchester United won the head to head battle with 1 win and 1 draw.
Miguel Almirón has been the most prolific scorer on Newcastle United in the last 5 matches with 3 goals. Anthony Martial has been the most prolific scorer on Manchester United in his last five matches with three goals
Erik ten Hag’s squad will be without Marcus Rashford, Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Harry Maguire, Tyrell Malacia, Martin Dúbravka and Facundo Pellistri Rebollo, while Matt Ritchie, Alexander Isak, Emil Krafth, Jonjo Shelvey and Karl Darlow are unavailable to play for Newcastle United.