In a weekend match in week 11, on Sunday Oct 16th, Manchester United hosts Newcastle United at Old Trafford in a Premier League match. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 12 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. 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 got the equalizer for Manchester United in the 15th minute on a feed from Anthony Martial Finally they completed the comback in the 44th minute on a goal by Cristiano Ronaldo to cap off a wild match. Manchester United should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 17 points in their last 10 matches, while newcastle United is fresh off their 5-1 win against Brentford. Bruno Guimarães scored the first goal 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 3 win and 1 losses 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.
Miguel Almirón has been the most prolific scorer on Newcastle United in his last 5 matches with three goals. Manchester United’s most prolific scorer has been Anthony Martial. The French attacker has netted three goals over the last 5 matches
Erik ten Hag’s Manchester United squad will be without Marcus Rashford, Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Harry Maguire, Tyrell Malacia, Martin Dúbravka and Facundo Pellistri Rebollo, while Eddie Howe’s squad will be without Matt Ritchie, Alexander Isak, Emil Krafth, Jonjo Shelvey and Karl Darlow.