The Magpies will enter Monday’s clash sitting in seventh place but with one game in hand over Bournemouth and Manchester City right above them. Manchester United, meanwhile, are enduring an even worse stretch under Ruben Amorim than they were with Erik ten Hag on the bench,

Alexander Isak has been pivotal for Newcastle, netting a hat-trick at Ipswich to bring his Premier League tally for 2024 to 10 goals. As much as Isak provides the team with, Newcastle will remain without key players, including Nick Pope, Callum Wilson, and Sven Botman, while Joelinton is a doubt despite returning from suspension.