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Manchester United v Newcastle United (1730 BST, BT Sport 1)

The pressure is on for Jose Mourinho at Manchester United, and it is fair to say the Portuguese boss is desperate for a win this weekend.

He will want a performance from his side to prove to the Red Devils hierarchy that his players have not downed tools and that third-season syndrome is not coming to the fore.

Boos rang around Old Trafford after Tuesday night's goalless draw with Valencia in the Champions League, while Mourinho's exceptionally short press conference on Friday shows he is feeling the pressure.

Reports on Friday evening suggested that, regardless of Saturday's result, the United board have lost patience with Mourinho and will relieve him of his duties.

Another front-runner in the next Premier League boss to leave his job market with Sky Bet is Rafa Benitez at Newcastle.

By no means will the hosts be convincing, but Newcastle have been pretty poor this term, with a couple of exceptions including their defeat at Man City. Benitez's side will make it tough and with Mourinho going all out to win, it may not be the most memorable of affairs.

Best bet:

With both managers' approach and desperation to win games like this, we do not expect it to be a classic as the Red Devils get back to winning ways after four games without a win in all competitions. Given the fact Man United are odds-on favourites to win, the total goals option presents a good price.

Scorer:

The Belgium forward may be an easy option, but he has not been able to buy a goal at the minute, going five matches without a goal in all competitions, and this match should be the one for him to turn it around. He did hit the post against West Ham last week and he is just above evens to get on the score sheet anytime - with an impressive return of six goals and four assists in nine appearances against the Magpies. Another tempting option here was Marcus Rashford, scorer in last week's defeat at West Ham, with his pace and trickery well capable of unlocking the visitors' defence, but it remains to be seen whether he will start ahead of Anthony Martial.

RequestABet:

A combination of the above selections, with the added bookings and corner markets. The Red Devils have averaged nearly seven corners a game in their last four Premier League outings and set pieces could be key for them in a bid to get the victory. Mourinho's men have only received 11 yellow cards so far this term. With two red cards included, their total booking points works out at less than 30 per game.


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