Manchester united return to Premier league action on Saturday evening when win less Newcastle United come to Old Trafford.
The Red devils who only picked a point in their clash against Valencia at home in the UEFA Champions League on Tuesday night , will be determined to sign off for the season’s second international break by picking up maximum points at The Old Trafford stadium.
Mourinho is faced with a tough times at Manchester United lately as his side has been losing points in a unexpected way. The fans took on social media to say that Mourinho is no longer fit to lead the English Champions.
Mourinho’s press briefing
Manchester United boss told the press on Friday morning that there are no fresh injuries ahead of their clash with the Newcastle apart the injured trio Ander Herrera , Jesse Lingard and Marcos Rojo. Their is an expected return of Ashley young to the starting line after missing the UEFA mid week clash against Valencia with a minor injury.
Red Devils Record Against Newcastle
Manchester United have a solid record over Newcastle United. The Tyneside outfit have only won 84 matches against Manchester United and its dated back to 1895.In the recent matches Newcastle have only won 42 matches and 39 ending in a draw.
Last November the Reds came from behind and thrashed Newcastle 4-1 at the Old Trafford with goals from Anthony Martial ,Chris Smalling , Paul Pogba and Romelu Lukaku. Matt Richie netted in the only goal for Newcastle in the return match for the magpies in March at St. James Park.
Newcastle Premier League campaign so far
The struggling Magpies sit in the 18th of the EPL table after a tough start of their campaign. They have faced the top teams in the premier league already and only picked two points from the even matches. Last weekend they suffered a 2-1 defeat against Leicester City at St. James Park, but have played against Tottenham, Arsenal and Manchester City in which they all lost 2-1.
Benitez
Rafael Benitez brings his Newcastle side to Old Trafford for the second time . The former Liverpool and Chelsea boss has overseen 112 matches as Newcastle’s boss . He has won 49 matches and drawn 23 and lost 40 games.
Anthony Taylor will take charge of his eighth premier League game and first United match on Saturday. The Cheshire official oversaw four games involving the Reds last term, with the most recent being the 2-1 win over Tottenham in April at the Emirates FA semi final at Wembley. He will be assisted by Gary Beswick and Adam Nunn, while the fourth official is Stuart Attwell- who will refereed the Reds Carabao tie against Derby County last month.
Other Premier League Matches
On other matches Burnley will face Huddersfield Town, while Crystal Palace will aim to continue their perfect start as they head to clash with Wolverhampton Wanderers. Watford who are also on a perfect start will be facing Bournemouth, while Leicester city are going to face Everton which is expected to be a tough match of the afternoon. Tottenham will continue their top four race when they face Cardiff City. Manchester United will face Newcastle in the last match of the Saturday Premier League match at(17:30 BST).