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It\u2019s four changes for Man Utd from their midweek side as Kobbie Mainoo, who hugely impressed against Everton last weekend, and Anthony Martial are among those to come back into the side, along with Marcus Rashford who was suspended against Galatasaray.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, injury-riddled Newcastle are unchanged, so Tino Livramento and Lewis Miley are among the younger players to continue in the 11.<\/p>\n
Newcastle XI:<\/strong> Pope, Trippier, Lascelles, Schar, Livramento, Miley, Guimaraes, Joelinton, Almiron, Isak, Gordon<\/p>\n Man Utd XI:<\/strong> Onana, Wan-Bissaka, Dalot, Maguire, Shaw, Mainoo, McTominay, Fernandes, Garnacho, Rashford, Martial<\/p>\n Andre Onana has been under-fire between the sticks for Man United but how does he stack up against his predecessor David de Gea?<\/p>\n De Gea won last season\u2019s Premier League Golden Glove with 17 clean sheets and conceded 43 goals in 38 games, an average of 1.13 per game.<\/p>\n Onana\u2019s current rate of 1.23 would equate to 46.77 goals over the full league season \u2013 only twice have United conceded 47 or more, 54 in 2018-19 and 57 in 2021-22.<\/p>\n De Gea was ever-present in the league for both of those seasons, comfortably United\u2019s worst in the Premier League era. In 2018-19 they conceded 72 in 51 games in all competitions, an average of 1.41 per game.<\/p>\n Last season, Ten Hag\u2019s first in charge, United conceded 63 goals in 62 games overall \u2013 1.02 per game. De Gea was ever-present apart from four Carabao Cup games shared between Dubravka and Tom Heaton.<\/p>\n In mitigation for Onana, United have allowed more shots on target this season while dealing with injuries in defence. The Cameroon international has made 51 saves in 13 league games, already halfway to De Gea\u2019s tally of 101 in 38 last term and averaging 3.9 per game, up from 2.7.<\/p>\n Andre Onana has been under scrutiny after a run of high-profile mistakes<\/p>\n Here\u2019s the team news for both sides<\/p>\n Newcastle boss Eddie Howe has warned more VAR would \u201cruin\u201d football after finding himself on the wrong end of a controversial decision.<\/p>\n Football\u2019s lawmakers are considering options to extend the system\u2019s use at the same time as a debate over its effectiveness in its current form rages on.<\/p>\n The Magpies were denied a Champions League victory at Paris St Germain on Tuesday after Polish referee Szymon Marciniak was asked to review a decision not to award a penalty for handball against Tino Livramento by VAR official Thomas Kwiatkowski and changed his mind to allow Kylian Mbappe to level in stoppage time.<\/p>\n Asked if he would like to see more or less VAR, Howe said: \u201cI\u2019d like to see less VAR.\u201d<\/p>\n Football\u2019s lawmakers are considering options to extend the system\u2019s use.<\/p>\n Jamie Carragher has described Andre Onana\u2019s performance against Galatasaray as \u201cunacceptable\u201d as pressure grows on the Manchester United goalkeeper.<\/p>\n Erik ten Hag\u2019s side suffered a Champions League set back as they let a two-goal lead slip in Turkey, with Onana partly culpable for the hosts\u2019 first two goals.<\/p>\n It continued a difficult start to life in Manchester for the Cameroon international, who was signed from Inter Milan in the summer.<\/p>\n Onana was immediately installed as Ten Hag\u2019s first-choice goalkeeper, but finds his place under severe scrutiny after a series of high-profile errors.<\/p>\n Carragher believes that the 27-year-old has developed a reputation as a \u201cliability\u201d that will be difficult to shift.<\/p>\n The goalkeeper is under pressure after a difficult night against Galatasaray <\/p>\n From hell to purgatory. Manchester United are left in limbo about their European future this season, after a game at Galatasaray where both sides left everything on the pitch. Andre Onana, however, let two free-kicks in.<\/p>\n There was still more to an utterly thrilling 3-3 draw than that, as United lost a lead for the fifth time in five Champions League group games. This was also the second by two goals.<\/p>\n That should torment Erik ten Hag, even as it would have delighted anyone else watching on. This was so much more entertaining than the divinely perfect football we\u2019ve come to expect from the competition\u2019s best level and there is, of course, a lesson in that.<\/p>\n This might have been the way to put on a show. It isn\u2019t the way to go about an away game in the Champions League.<\/p>\n Miguel Delaney analyses what is going wrong at Old Trafford:<\/strong><\/p>\n United\u2019s playing styles are \u2018control\u2019 to the point of boredom or abandon to the point of chaos. Both have left them in purgatory <\/p>\n Newcastle and Manchester United will both be looking to put their European disappointments behind them when they square off at St James\u2019 Park (TNT Sports 1, 8pm).<\/p>\n Both sides are staring down the barrel of exiting the Champions League at the group stage after costly draws in midweek but United and the Magpies will need to forget about those results quickly and focus on this clash, which could have a bearing on whether they are back in the Champions League next season.<\/p>\n The Red Devils have won five of their last six league games to move within four points of the top four, one point ahead of Newcastle, but football betting sites have priced them as underdogs for the trip to the north-east.<\/p>\n Newcastle have already beaten Erik ten Hag\u2019s team once this season, dumping them out of the EFL Cup, and they may be able to justify their favouritism at home, where they\u2019ve been so strong under Eddie Howe.<\/p>\n We\u2019ve looked at the Premier League odds to come up with three Newcastle vs Man Utd tips.<\/strong><\/p>\n We’ve got three betting tips for Saturday night’s big Premier League clash at St James’ Park<\/p>\n Erik ten Hag has been boosted by the return to fitness of Rasmus Hojlund and Antony, leaving him with plenty of forward options to choose from with Marcus Rashford available after serving a one-match Champions League suspension. <\/p>\n There are more concerns in midfield and defence, though, with Casemiro, Lisandro Martinez, Mason Mount and Christian Eriksen all sidelined.<\/p>\n Predicted line-up<\/strong><\/p>\n Manchester United XI: <\/strong>Onana; Wan-Bissaka, Maguire, Lindelof, Shaw; McTominay, Mainoo; Garnacho, Fernandes, Rashford; Hojlund.<\/p>\n Newcastle were forced to name only a seven-man bench, including two goalkeepers, for their midweek trip to Paris as their injury crisis continues. <\/p>\n Matt Ritchie and Emil Krafth are available for Premier League action, though, and should return to the matchday squad, with Lewis Miley likely to get another opportunity to further his burgeoning reputation in midfield.<\/p>\n Predicted line-up<\/strong><\/p>\n Newcastle XI: <\/strong>Pope; Trippier, Lascelles, Schar, Livramento; Miley, Guimaraes, Joelinton; Almiron, Isak, Gordon.<\/p>\n Newcastle United host Manchester United on Saturday night with just one point and one place between them in the Premier League table. Their relative standings might be in close proximity but the two clubs feel worlds apart right now \u2013 even as they share a curious overlapping in many factors this season.<\/p>\n Both clubs drew in midweek, in Champions League matches with a huge amount resting on the outcomes. The Magpies, of course, earnt the better result but perhaps ended up feeling worse; such is the rollercoaster of emotions within football, holding Paris Saint-Germain to a 1-1 draw but conceding in the final minutes to a hotly debated penalty.<\/p>\n The Red Devils, meanwhile, threw away a two-goal lead much earlier in the game and still could have won their match, eventually leaving Galatasaray with a 3-3 draw. Neither currently stand to progress in their groups, and both face an uphill battle domestically to regain a top-four place to return and try again among Europe\u2019s elite in 2024-25.<\/p>\n Read Karl Matchett\u2019s analysis ahead of the game:<\/strong><\/p>\n Eddie Howe and Erik ten Hag both have injury concerns to deal with and are separated by one point in the Premier League table <\/p>\n Source: Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"How Andre Onana compares to David de Gea<\/h3>\n
<\/p>\nNewcastle vs Manchester United team news<\/h3>\n
Newcastle boss Eddie Howe believes more VAR \u2018would ruin the game\u2019<\/h3>\n
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<\/p>\nNewcastle boss Eddie Howe believes more VAR \u2018would ruin the game\u2019<\/h3>\n
Andre Onana\u2019s Manchester United performance \u2018unacceptable\u2019, claims Jamie Carragher<\/h3>\n
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<\/p>\nOnana\u2019s Manchester United performance \u2018unacceptable\u2019, claims Carragher<\/h3>\n
Manchester United show they have two sides after European stumble \u2013 and neither is working<\/h3>\n
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<\/p>\nEuropean stumble shows there are two sides to Man United \u2013 and neither is working<\/h3>\n
Newcastle vs Manchester United tips: Premier League betting predictions and odds<\/h3>\n
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<\/p>\nNewcastle vs Manchester United tips: Premier League betting predictions and odds<\/h3>\n
Early Man Utd team news<\/h3>\n
Early Newcastle team news<\/h3>\n
Newcastle vs Manchester United<\/h3>\n
<\/p>\nAnthony Gordon can make England statement by outshining Marcus Rashford<\/h3>\n