Our prediction for this Premier League match:
Buoyed by a 4-1 win over Chelsea, Newcastle United will look to given fans yet another reason to celebrate when they take on Manchester United on Saturday evening. The Magpies are eyeing their sixth home win of the process, but this game will be anything but a walk in the park for the home side. Fit-again striker Alexander Isak, who found the net in the last league match, should keep his place in the starting XI, while all Longstaff, Wilson, Murphy, Burn, Targett, Anderson, Botman, and Barnes remain on the sidelines with injuries.
The Red Devils, on the other hand, have been showing signs of improvement of late, with the team extending their winning run to three games, but they will have a big fish to fry at St. James’ Park. Summer signing Rasmus Hojlund is a major doubt, while all Evans, Martinez, Casemiro, and Eriksen remain in the recovery room. Anyhow, home win should be considered as Newcastle have turned St. James’ Park into a real fortress.
Highlighted Player (Bruno Fernandes):
Bruno Fernandes is a Portuguese footballer who used to play for Novara before joining Udinese in a co-ownership deal in the summer of 2013. The Portuguese midfielder scored his first goal for the club in a 3-3 draw with Napoli on 7 December, 2013.
Three years later he signed a deal with Sampdoria for a fee of €7 million. Fernandes moved to Sampdoria in order to replace Roberto who reinforced Villarreal. Soriano He played 33 games for the Zebrette in the 2015/2016 Serie A campaign, scoring three goals for the club, while providing four assists for his teammates.
Fernandes is a central midfielder, but he is capable of playing as a secondary striker as well. He was born in Maia, Portugal on 8 September, 1994 and he began his youth career at Infesta. Fernandes has seven caps for Portugal U21 team and he has played 4 matches for the U23 team.
Highlighted Team (Newcastle):
Newcastle United failed to impress in the 2015/2016 Premier League campaign and, as a result, they dropped to the English second tier. The Magpies will host their rivals at their St. James’ Park in the 2016/2017 Championship campaign and it has to be noted that the capacity of the stadium is 52,354.
Newcastle United have won four domestic trophies (1904/1905, 1906/1907, 1908/1909, 1926/1927), while lifting six FA Cup titles (1910, 1924, 1932, 1951, 1952, 1955) and a number of star players were part of the St. James’ Park outfit in the past.
David Ginola, Michael Owen, Alan Shearer, Les Ferdinand, Nolberto Solano, Gary Speed, Obafemi Martins and Kevin Nolan are notable footballers who are still remembered at the club. Newcastle’s fiercest rivals are Sunderland and there have always been fireworks when the two local rivals face each other in the Tyne-Wear derby. The color of Newcastle’s home kit is black and white.