Newcastle United’s last 10 victories against Saturday’s opponents span 32 years with some of the winning goals in that time being scored by Glenn Roeder, Alan Shearer and Matty Longstaff.
In fact, none of the current squad were born before the earliest two entries on this list - although Steve Bruce did feature against Newcastle in one of those games.
Furthermore, only once in the last 48 years have Newcastle been victorious at Old Trafford, not a good omen for Saturday’s encounter.
After failing to win any of their four games before the international break, it may seem all doom-and-gloom around Newcastle United ahead of the weekend’s fixture.
However, here we aim to remind you of some of the better times Newcastle have had against Manchester United - and there have certainly been plenty of those:
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Furthermore, only once in the last 48 years have Newcastle been victorious at Old Trafford, not a good omen for Saturday’s encounter.