Last Updated: February 21, 2021 9:24 pm
Man United vs Newcastle
Manchester United welcomed Newcastle to Old Trafford for a Premier League clash on Sunday evening.
The Red Devils no doubt headed into the game full of confidence, after putting four past Real Sociedad on Thursday.
United’s domestic form, though, has proven less positive of late, with Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s men having notched just one win from their last five league outings before the weekend.
Such form saw Manchester City open up a 13-point gap over the Reds on the back of their win over Arsenal earlier today, meaning United can’t afford to drop any points if they stand a chance of keeping alive their faltering title challenge.
As for Newcastle, their form has been fairly patch of late, with the Geordie outfit having won two and lost three of their last five.
The Magpies, in turn, remain firmly in the relegation scrap, and just three points above Fulham ahead of kick-off at Old Trafford.
Solskjaer on Cavani
Prior to the action getting underway this evening, it was revealed that Man United had made a number of changes to their starting line-up/matchday squad:
🗣 Come on United!
— Manchester United (@ManUtd) February 21, 2021
Several changes were of course enforced, with Ole Gunnar Solskjaer having confirmed earlier in the week that all of Scott McTominay, Edinson Cavani and Donny van de Beek were in doubt for the clash.
So, it wasn’t too much of a surprise to see Cavani omitted from the Reds’ matchday squad to take on the Magpies.
United’s fans, however, were no doubt keen to learn when the Uruguayan may mark his return to the pitch.
And, speaking pre-match on Sunday, Solskjaer revealed as much, confirming his hope that Cavani will be back in action either on Thursday, or next Sunday:
Solskjaer says Cavani “not yet fit” and it was too risky to play him. “Hopefully he will play on Thursday or maybe Sunday.”
McTominay is out after hurting his ankle v Sociedad. #MUFC— Shamoon Hafez (@ShamoonHafez) February 21, 2021
See also: Ole Gunnar Solskjaer explains decision to opt for Dan James over Greenwood vs Newcastle
This article was edited by Conor Laird.
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Premier League table
| # | Team | MP | D | P |
| 1 | Manchester City FC | 24 | 34 | 56 |
| 2 | Leicester City FC | 25 | 17 | 49 |
| 3 | Manchester United FC | 24 | 19 | 46 |
| 4 | West Ham United FC | 25 | 10 | 45 |
| 5 | Chelsea FC | 25 | 16 | 43 |
| 6 | Liverpool FC | 25 | 11 | 40 |
| 7 | Everton FC | 24 | 4 | 40 |
| 8 | Aston Villa FC | 23 | 11 | 36 |
| 9 | Tottenham Hotspur FC | 24 | 10 | 36 |
| 10 | Arsenal FC | 24 | 6 | 34 |
| 11 | Wolverhampton Wanderers FC | 25 | -6 | 33 |
| 12 | Leeds United | 24 | -3 | 32 |
| 13 | Southampton FC | 24 | -9 | 30 |
| 14 | Crystal Palace FC | 24 | -15 | 29 |
| 15 | Burnley FC | 25 | -12 | 28 |
| 16 | Brighton & Hove Albion FC | 24 | -5 | 26 |
| 17 | Newcastle United FC | 24 | -15 | 25 |
| 18 | Fulham FC | 25 | -11 | 22 |
| 19 | West Bromwich Albion | 25 | -36 | 14 |
| 20 | Sheffield United FC | 25 | -26 | 11 |
| Player | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| Salah, Mohamed | Liverpool FC | 17 |
| Fernandes, Bruno | Manchester United FC | 15 |
| Kane, Harry | Tottenham Hotspur FC | 13 |
| Son, Heung Min | Tottenham Hotspur FC | 13 |
| Calvert-Lewin, Dominic | Everton FC | 13 |
| Vardy, Jamie | Leicester City FC | 12 |
| Bamford, Patrick | Leeds United | 12 |
| Gundogan, Ilkay | Manchester City FC | 11 |
| Wilson, Callum | Newcastle United FC | 10 |
| Watkins, Ollie | Aston Villa FC | 10 |
| Rashford, Marcus | Manchester United FC | 9 |
| Sterling, Raheem | Manchester City FC | 9 |
| Barnes, Harvey | Leicester City FC | 9 |
| Zaha, Wilfried | Crystal Palace FC | 9 |
| Maddison, James | Leicester City FC | 8 |
| Ings, Danny | Southampton FC | 8 |
| Lacazette, Alexandre | Arsenal FC | 8 |
| Aubameyang, Pierre-Emerick | Arsenal FC | 8 |
| Soucek, Tomas | West Ham United FC | 8 |
| Mane, Sadio | Liverpool FC | 7 |
| Player | Team | Red Cards | Yellow Cards |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bellerin, Hector | Arsenal FC | 0 | 8 |
| Gallagher, Conor | West Bromwich Albion | 0 | 8 |
| Lundstram, John | Sheffield United FC | 1 | 6 |
| Evans, Jonny | Leicester City FC | 0 | 7 |
| Egan, John | Sheffield United FC | 1 | 6 |
| Bissouma, Yves | Brighton & Hove Albion FC | 1 | 6 |
| Milivojevic, Luka | Crystal Palace FC | 1 | 6 |
| Hayden, Isaac | Newcastle United FC | 0 | 7 |
| Grealish, Jack | Aston Villa FC | 0 | 6 |
| Doucoure, Abdoulaye | Everton FC | 0 | 6 |
| Hojbjerg, Pierre | Tottenham Hotspur FC | 0 | 6 |
| Xhaka, Granit | Arsenal FC | 1 | 5 |
| Maguire, Harry | Manchester United FC | 0 | 6 |
| Romeu, Oriol | Southampton FC | 0 | 6 |
| Luiz, Douglas | Aston Villa FC | 0 | 5 |
| Kante, N`Golo | Chelsea FC | 0 | 6 |
| Fernandes, Bruno | Manchester United FC | 0 | 5 |
| Ward-Prowse, James | Southampton FC | 0 | 5 |
| Soucek, Tomas | West Ham United FC | 1 | 4 |
| Dallas, Stuart | Leeds United | 0 | 5 |
| Player | Team | Assists |
|---|---|---|
| Kane, Harry | Tottenham Hotspur FC | 11 |
| Fernandes, Bruno | Manchester United FC | 10 |
| Grealish, Jack | Aston Villa FC | 10 |
| De Bruyne, Kevin | Manchester City FC | 9 |
| Son, Heung Min | Tottenham Hotspur FC | 6 |
| Rashford, Marcus | Manchester United FC | 6 |
| Cresswell, Aaron | West Ham United FC | 6 |
| Digne, Lucas | Everton FC | 6 |
| Sterling, Raheem | Manchester City FC | 5 |
| Maddison, James | Leicester City FC | 5 |
| Firmino, Roberto | Liverpool FC | 5 |
| Ward-Prowse, James | Southampton FC | 5 |
| Werner, Timo | Chelsea FC | 5 |
| Raphinha | Leeds United | 5 |
| Robertson, Andrew | Liverpool FC | 5 |
| Shaw, Luke | Manchester United FC | 5 |
| Vardy, Jamie | Leicester City FC | 4 |
| Bamford, Patrick | Leeds United | 4 |
| Wilson, Callum | Newcastle United FC | 4 |
| Barnes, Harvey | Leicester City FC | 4 |
Source: 101greatgoals.com
