Ahead of this weekends fixture at St James’ Park, we look at a potential combined XI between the two sides. Both teams are underperforming, however both have looked like improving results in the last few weeks. In the last Premier League round, Newcastle were extremely unlucky to lose against Arsenal, whilst United overcame a spirited Swansea City to record their first win in 9.
A win on Tuesday night would give Newcastle United a huge lift, taking them out of the relegation zone.
A win for Manchester United would leave them 9 points off top spot should results go their way.
Here’s the combined XI…
