Manchester just won their first match in the league in far too long, and followed it up with a miserable performance in a last-gasp win in the FA Cup over a League One team.
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Newcastle has lost four consecutive games in all competitions.
Wayne Rooney – The 30-year-old England captain, like Man United themselves, has not had a stellar year by his standards but he is now second behind only Alan Shearer in the all-time Premier League scoring chart.
The Magpies have lost their last three league games and know only a win against the Red Devils will be enough to drag them out of the drop zone. He has 11 goals for Man United against the Magpies.
Two big Premier League clubs. The resulting culture clash produced some of the most iconic moments in the history of English football.
The statistics also suggest that Manchester United will emerge victors and they will want to show the fans some promising displays after that yawn fest in the FA Cup.
Newcastle will take on United at St. James’ Park in the Premier League on Tuesday evening.
The touchline will be fraught with tension for both bosses, that’s for sure.
The Magpies have lost their last three successive league games by a 1-0 scoreline but can leapfrog Swansea City should they beat Louis van Gaal’s side.
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Accordingly, in the name of comforting nostalgia, we’ve created a fiendishly hard test on their mutual heyday – and the great rivalry it produced. Still, with so much on the line in this game, anything can happen – and this season in the EPL, anything often does happen. With the issues Manchester have had out wide in defense thanks to injuries, we could see the temperature rise significantly, and if he gets free in this match it could be game over for the Red Devils in a hurry.
