Manchester United make a journey to the North-East of England on Sunday afternoon to face Graeme Souness' Newcastle United side.

The Red Devils, like their opponents tomorrow, are in dire need of league points after falling behind 4 Premiership places behind the top two sides Chelsea and Arsenal.

Current title holders Arsenal look to have put their season back on-track despite some dodgy performances with a 5-4 victory over Martin Jol's Tottenham Hotspur on Saturday afternoon.

United will also be looking to give their run of form a winning-boost. Since the controversial 2-0 Gunners win, United have dropped points to both Portsmouth and rivals Man City.

Both sides go into the St James' Park game straight off the back of Carling Cup matches, but with different outcomes. Sir Alex Ferguson gave his key-players a rest and managed to beat Crystal Palace 2-0 whilst Newcastle fell behind to Chelsea courtesy of extra-time goals.

Ruud van Nistelrooy has completed his 3 match ban and is set to add an extra bit of attacking prowess into the United lineup.

Nicky Butt is doubtful to reacquaint himself with his former United team-mates since signing for the Magpies in the summer due to a minor injury the England midfielder picked up in midweek.

Ryan Giggs is hoping Sir Alex Ferguson reforms his midfield after trying out Liam Miller in a midfield berth for a string of fixtures, meanwhile, Stephen Carr is likely to return to the Newcastle XI following a spell on the sidelines.

Scottish United boss Ferguson hopes that Paul Scholes will end his 21-game goal drought against in Newcastle tomorrow, saying: "He's like a lot of what's happening at the club just now - he is not getting the breaks near goal,"

"Paul has seen a couple of shots go past the post and a couple of saves by the goalkeeper. Like every striker he wants a goal to change their fortunes." he added.

ManUtdWeb Prediction: Newcastle 1 - 2 United - Like last season's corresponding game, I'm going for a 2-1 Reds win. United need this win more than Newcastle and simply need to catch Chelsea up.

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Sunday 14^th November at 12midnight, repeated Monday 15^th November at 8pmM