Newcastle – Man Utd: The constant fear of “red devils”

Shame was the sentiment of Man Utd fans during the first part of the season. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s army played weakly, losing three defeats to two and most recently being exposed to 6-1 by Tottenham at Old Trafford.

Of course, the Norwegian strategist will ask the whole team to react to the biggest defeat in the team’s history in the Premier League, but Man Utd will not be easy as Newcastle are in great shape. 7 points after 4 games, 7 points more than Man Utd in the standings.

The fact that Newcastle was above Man Utd before the two teams met was not much, the last time it happened on December 13. Magpies they won 1-0 at Old Trafford on the occasion, and a replay of the scoreboard at St James’ Park this time will put even more pressure on coach Solskjaer’s shoulder.

This has been a terrible start to the season both on and off the pitch for the team that has won the English league 20 times. The “Red Devils” are 16th in the standings with just three points after three games, including one win and two losses at home.

Man United have not lost three of their first four league games since 1986-87. The string of good results 14 undefeated matches that ended last season has disappeared, Solskjaer once again sat in the hot seat, many reports that the Man Utd management had contacts with Mauricio Pochettino and Massimiliano Allegri. ready to replace the Norwegian strategist.

Rumors of confusion among the players are certainly not good for Man Utd, while the disorganized transfer strategy caused Man United to miss all four of Solskjaer’s main goals, with Edinson Cavani in his place. Alex Telles and Facundo Pellistri on the last day of the summer transfer window, however, the three will not be able to play for different reasons.

Hopefully the newcomers will motivate the rest of the team, especially in Cavani, Man Utd already has a proven champion and a proven scorer so Solskjaer can be fun. heart in the assumption that things certainly couldn’t be worse than a humiliating 6-1 home loss at the hands of Tottenham two weeks ago.

The statistics from the latest loss add even more weight that tonight will be the worst night in the long and illustrious history of Man Utd. It was the biggest defeat in the Premier League of the “Red Devils”, only the fourth time they have lost 5 goals in the tournament, only the third time they have conceded six goals in a Premier League match and Spurs became the first visiting team to score four goals in the first half against Man Utd in the tournament since November 1957.

Questions about Man United’s defensive ability and his preferences in the transfer market are certainly not answered when the “Red Devils” conceded 11 goals in the first three matches of the tournament. Only the newly promoted West Brom team have conceded more goals than Man Utd so far. Historically, United have conceded only more than they have conceded in their first three games on one occasion, in the 1930-31 season (13 goals).

Harry Maguire’s disastrous performance for England in the middle of the week caught the eye of the Man Utd captain. If he recovers from injury in time to play, all eyes will be on Captain Man Utd’s path against Newcastle’s famous and annoying attacks. Last season “Shots” had the best score in terms of shots on goal.

The “Red Devils” feel a little awkward as guests at St James’ Park after they just lost two opening games of the season at home, but the visiting team has a good road record when there are five series. consecutive victories.

Amid the sadness, Man United can break a positive record, they have never won six straight away games and scored more than one goal in each game. However, Newcastle’s performance at home against Man Utd is improving rapidly, they have won in two of their last three home matches against the “Red Devils”, more than they have won in 13 matches as well before that.

In fact, the “Chicks” can win back-to-back head-to-head home games against Man Utd for the first time since 1987, and they will be full of confidence that they can. A 3-1 win over Burnley before the international break put Newcastle in the top half with seven points in their first four games, three points higher and five ranks above themselves in the same period last season.

In all competitions, Newcastle are currently undefeated in four games, winning against Man Utd will help Steve Bruce teachers and students win back-to-back home games for the first time since Christmas last year.

Squad is expected to play

Newcastle: Darlow; Manquillo, Hayden, Lascelles, Fernandez, Lewis; Saint-Maximin, Shelvey, Hendrick, Joelinton; Wilson

Manchester United: De Gea; Wan-Bissaka, Lindelof, Maguire, Shaw; Pogba, McTominay; Greenwood, Fernandes, Rashford; Ighalo

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