Will Cristiano Ronaldo start for Manchester United against Newcastle United? (Photo by CARLOS COSTA / AFP) (Photo by CARLOS COSTA/AFP via Getty Images)Will Cristiano Ronaldo start for Manchester United against Newcastle United? (Photo by CARLOS COSTA / AFP) (Photo by CARLOS COSTA/AFP via Getty Images)
Will Cristiano Ronaldo start for Manchester United against Newcastle United? (Photo by CARLOS COSTA / AFP) (Photo by CARLOS COSTA/AFP via Getty Images)

Will Cristiano Ronaldo start against Newcastle United? Manchester United's predicted starting XI

The whole world will have eyes on Old Trafford this weekend as Cristiano Ronaldo prepares to make his second Manchester United debut against Newcastle United.

All the pre-match talk outside the North East has and will continue to centre around Ronaldo following his sensational return to the Premier League from Juventus.

Steve Bruce’s side, however, will hope to do more than just make up the numbers by claiming a shock result of their own.

But will they face Ronaldo from the start or will he make an appearance from the bench?

Here, we predict Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s Manchester United starting XI to face the Magpies:

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