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With fourth-place Chelsea winning 2-0 at Aston Villa, the London club moved three points clear of United in fifth, with Erik ten Hag drawing for the first time ...

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How to watch Manchester United vs. Newcastle United from Old Trafford as Erik ten Hag's side return to Premier League action.

— There was a major blow on Saturday when it emerged that Allan Saint-Maximin has suffered a setback after returning to action against Brentford and will also miss the game in Manchester. Manchester United play host to Newcastle United at Old Trafford in Manchester, England. He's almost certain to play given that on-loan Martin Dubravka cannot face his parent club. Newcastle United Win Manchester United Win Manchester United vs. Sun, Oct. 09:00 ET They were 4-1 winners in this fixture last season, when Cristiano Ronaldo marked his Old Trafford homecoming with a double, but that was against a very different Newcastle side. It kicks off at 2 p.m. Newcastle United

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— There was a major blow on Saturday when it emerged that Allan Saint-Maximin has suffered a setback after returning to action against Brentford and will also miss the game in Manchester. Cristiano Ronaldo starts in place of Anthony Martial, while Marcus Rashford drops to the bench and Christian Eriksen is out of the squad altogether. 100 mins to KO: This match last season saw the goalscoring homecoming of Cristiano Ronaldo, who netted twice in a 4-1 win for the Red Devils. Newcastle start with Joe Willock on the bench, as he has reportedly been unwell in the past few days. Still, having marked his substitute appearance against Everton with his 700th club goal, you wouldn't bet against Ronaldo making an impact against Newcastle — a team for which, according to some reports, he could become a transfer target... That incident came in between Diogo Dalot twice giving the ball away — it's not been a great start for the Man United right-back. Sancho drives into the box, Fernandes nudges the loose ball back to the edge of the box, but Fred slices his first-time shot wide. 15 mins: It's been a decent spell for Newcastle, but the home side do look dangerous when they break through that high press. 36 mins: Another stoppage as Joelinton is treated following another spell of players battling to keep the ball. Some good play from Fernandes as he controls a long ball from Murphy and then releases Sancho down the left. They were 4-1 winners in this fixture last season, when Cristiano Ronaldo marked his Old Trafford homecoming with a double, but that was against a very different Newcastle side.

The manager felt his side should have beaten 'maybe the most physical team' in the Premier League.

"In the end, it was the physical and then the mentality. Everyone has seen the game and it is your job to judge the performance from the team and from the referees. We decided to get freshness in the team and I think that worked out really well." We beat them in the midfield and we created chances. It's a big compliment to the team that we could deserve this with a physical performance against maybe the best physical team in the league. In the end, we could have won and we deserved to win.

Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag rued a home stalemate against Newcastle but said he was pleased with his side's performance against opposition he ...

“You see a physical team as Newcastle; we matched them, at least. We were a little bit erratic in the first half. I thought we were good on the ball in stages, especially the second half.