England Premier Manchester United vs Newcastle Utd
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Manchester United Insider Soccer Info:
Manchester United boss Louis van Gaal will be without injured quartet Daley Blind, Luke Shaw, Jesse Lindgard and Tom Thorpe.
The Dutchman is additionally unable to call on the services of Marouane Fellaini, Ander Herrera and Marcos Rojo, though Chris Smalling may come to feature in some capacity.
Angel Di Maria featured from the bench within the 1-1 draw with Aston Villa and could begin in place of Juan Mata, with Wayne Rooney pushed forward to support the attack.
Newcastle Utd Insider Soccer Info:Cheick Tiote is suspended for the Boxing Day trip to Manchester United and could be replaced by Remy Cabella within the starting XI, with Moussa Sissoko dropping in alongside Jack Colback.
Mehdi Abeid is closing in on a come back to fitness, but is anticipated to miss out here.
Alan Pardew will once more be without Davide Santon, Siem de Jong, Gabriel Obertan, Ryan Taylor, Tim Krul, Rob Elliot, Rolando Aarons and Curtis Good because of injury.
Better news, though, sees Jonas Gutierrez improve his recovery when recently overcoming testicular cancer.
MATCH PREVIEW:
Manchester United's winning run came to an end at the weekend when they were held to a 1-1 draw with Aston Villa. Nevertheless, they will be assured of extending their unbeaten run to 8 once they welcome Newcastle to Old Trafford.
The Magpies may have secured a surprise 1-0 win over United when these 2 teams met during this fixture last season, but Newcastle's recent downturn in kind is cause for concern. Alan Pardew's aspect have won only one of their last 6 in all competitions and are tipped to struggle in Manchester on Boxing Day.
United are on a good run of kind and should be ready to secure all 3 points during this one.
Expect Home Victory
