Solskjaer's Man Utd are going through a very difficult period as they have struggled with injuries and have failed to win in the last 10 games away from home.
The days when Newcastle challenged Sir Alex Ferguson’s Manchester United at the top of the Premier League under Kevin Keegan and Sir Bobby Robson are long gone.
If Manchester United’s decline has been less dramatic, it is currently causing considerable consternation west of the Pennines. Steve Bruce’s Newcastle are in an infinitely worse mess though and must try to atone for last Sunday’s 5-0 reverse at Leicester.
Can one of Ferguson’s stalwart centre-halves turn the tide on his native Tyneside?
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Pogba, Wan-Bissaka and Martial look set to be among Man Utd's absentees. Pogba (foot), Wan-Bissaka (illness) and Martial (thigh) were among those that missed Thursday's Europa League trip to Alkmaar, with manager Solskjaer saying afterwards that there would "probably not" be any players returning on Sunday.
Defenders Shaw, Jones and Young were others to miss the 0-0 draw in Holland, where forward Jesse Lingard limped off with a hamstring issue that will need assessing.
Manchester United (W3 D7 L21), losing both matches during the 2018-19 campaign.
Manchester United have won 13 away Premier League games at Newcastle - they've only won more away at Aston Villa (15) and Everton (16).
Only against Arsenal (29) have Newcastle lost more Premier League games than they have against Manchester United (28, level with Liverpool).
Manchester United are winless in their last seven away league games (D3 L4) - they last had a longer run without a win on the road in the top-flight between February and September 1989 (11 games).
Manchester United have failed to score more than once in any of their last seven Premier League away games (4 goals in total). In the four games in which they've scored, they've netted the first goal of the match but have failed to go on and win any of those (D3 L1).
Newcastle United have failed to win any of their opening three Premier League home games. There have been just four occasions in top-flight league history where they've failed to be victorious in any of their first four games at St James' Park in a campaign, with two of those coming in the last five years (1898-99, 1905-06, 2015-16 and 2018-19).
Newcastle boss Steve Bruce is set to take charge of his 400th game as manager in the Premier League (W111 D111 L177) - he has the lowest win percentage among managers with at least 300 games in the competition (27.8%).
Newcastle manager Steve Bruce has managed more Premier League games against Man Utd without winning (21 - W0 D5 L16) than any manager has against an opponent in the competition's history.
Probable Lineups
Newcastle: Dubravka, Willems, Dummett, Lascelles, Schär, Yedlin, Saint-Maximin, Shelvey, Longstaff, Almirón, Joelinton
Man Utd: De Gea, Young, Maguire, Lindelöf, Tuanzebe, McTominay, Matic, Pereira, James, Rashford, Mata
Prediction
Newcastle 2-1 Man Utd
BOG7
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Senior players getting injured aside, I strongly believe that the Man U job is bigger than Ole because even when senior players were around, they team wasn't playing well. Ole has tried his best and truth is that he is not going to take us anywhere because he don't have his own objectives for united. He just want to build on Ferguson's legacy but what he forgot is that, SAF has some class of player with the zeal to play available to him not frauds like Lingard, Rashford and Co. The only thing only can see that is wrong with the club at the moment is a striker. But the question is, won't the striker need a chance created for him before he can score? and if he is going to need a chance, then I haven't seen us created that much of a chance recently And how will an old man like Mazunkic be the man to revitalize an already downtrodden club. We need to think.
Tattoobird
0
Newcastle 2 - 0 Man Utd
JimmySmith
2
I think if united play like this we will come back with all 3points. I don't see why Dalot is on the bench. And y are we always using two defensive midfielders. They said Morihno didn't play attacking football. So far all I've seen is less midfielders making runs. We don't need two 6.play mata every change. His a Spaniard that see's the game better than any midfielder we got.
HERMANNO19
1
Perhaps OGS will be fired if Southampton beat them, who knows? [byebye]
ashorenos
1
they should use this squad when players get out from injury
AbdullahTahseen
1
the title should be : Newcastle trying to extend united's losing streak[Crylaugh]
jezabdnpyz
2
We Can't Beat Newcastle At St James Park Even With Our Strongest Team These Past Few Seasons. What's There To Hope For With This Injury-hit Weak Team Under Clueless Solskjaer?! Still Be Behind Our Lads For The Match. 🚩 🚩 🚩
Noora
2
The day we win away is declared public holiday
lukzlat910
0
Stupid Ole...
As if you could do better
rutilmou
0
Stupid Ole...