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Another game at boxing day. Manchester United will have to play vs Newcastle at Old Trafford as Ruben Amorim's team is not in a good position before the clash. Having in mind the absence of the players in the African Cup, United enter into the game on the back of a 1-2 loss to Aston Villa on Sunday, a defeat in which the Red Devils also saw Bruno Fernandes go off with what seemed to be a hamstring injury. Newcastle is looking just better but the bookies see no favourite in this game. The guests are three points behind their opponents. They drew against Chelsea in the last round of the Premier League losing 2-0 lead in the second half of the match. A win for Newcastle would not only see them rise into the top half, but even potentially leapfrog United into seventh place. In the head to head games Newcastle has clear advantage. They won five from the last six meeteings against Manchester United.