Manchester United host Newcastle United in both sides' last game of the calendar year.
Both teams come in on completely different trajectories. Newcastle United have found the form that got them back to the Champions League two seasons ago under Eddie Howe. Winners of their last four in all competitions, the Magpies have scored at least three goals in each game moving up to fifth in the table.
For Manchester United, things are getting bleak fast. The team has collected just 22 points from a possible 54 so far. And the road isn't getting any easier from here on out. After the turn of the new year, Liverpool in the league and Arsenal in the FA Cup on the road await.
Amorim has to shift his lineup given Bruno Fernandes will miss the game through suspension. The club captain picked up two yellow cards last time out against Wolverhampton Wanderers. A team that's struggling to find consistency must weather the Newcastle storm without its chief creator and leader on the pitch.
Here's how Manchester United could line up vs. Newcastle United at Old Trafford.






