With 19 goals scored in their last six games in all competitions, Newcastle find themselves in strong attacking form.

They will travel to Old Trafford off the back of a 3-0 victory against Aston Villa at home, helped by a first-half red card for Jhon Duran. Goals from Joelinton, Anthony Gordon and Alexander Isak secured a fourth successive win for Eddie Howe.

Meanwhile, Man United have lost three games on the bounce, notably failing to score in their last two respective games against Bournemouth and Wolves.

Ruben Amorim certainly hasn’t got off to an ideal start as manager, and his worries are set to compound as the Red Devils will be without captain Bruno Fernandes here, owing to a double yellow card against Wolves.

After a difficult Boxing Day at Molineux, Ruben Amorim is expected to pair Kobbie Mainoo and Casemiro in midfield.

Since returning from injury, Mainoo has committed at least one foul in all five games, including one last time out against Wolves.

For the season in total, the English international is averaging 1.57 fouls per 90, committing at least one infringement in ten out of 12 starts. One of those misses came against Spurs, where Mainoo was substituted after 45 minutes with an injury.

Mainoo has a tendency to mistime his challenges, and commit cynical fouls, highlighted as he has already served a one-game suspension for accumulating five bookings.

Mainoo will be directly up against Bruno Guimaraes in midfield, which is a matchup to keep an eye on. The Brazilian has drawn the most fouls in the Premier League so far, by a distance too.

Guimaraes has been fouled 63 times this term. For context, James Maddison ranks second with 42 fouls drawn.

Averaging 3.84 infringements drawn per 90 this season, Guimaraes has landed this selection in eight out of nine league games on the road so far. The only game he failed was against Brentford, who rank 19th in the league for total fouls committed. In that game, Guimaraes was still fouled twice.

With a solid matchup against a desperate Man United side, the Brazilian is once again a player to target for drawing fouls in midfield.

Amad Diallo has benefitted massively from the appointment of Ruben Amorim as head coach, as the Ivory Coast international has secured a consistent starting role.

In his ten games in charge, Amorim has seen Diallo register five assists along with two goals – no other player has been more effective than Diallo in the final third in that period.

He is averaging 3.21 shots per 90 in that time too, landing a shot on target in seven out of ten appearances.

In recent weeks, Diallo has appeared in a more advanced position on the wing, which has benefitted his attacking output. He managed a shot on target in four out of five games in that role, only failing against Wolves, which was heavily affected by the red card to Bruno Fernandes.

With seven goals in his last five league games, Alexander Isak has flown up the scoring charts, and now sits fourth – one goal behind Cole Palmer, two behind Erling Haaland and five off Mo Salah. The Swedish international will have his sights set on the Golden Boot award.

With nine goal involvements in his last five league starts, Isak could not be in better form building up to this clash, and he should be looking forward to the prospect of facing a Man United team who have leaked goals recently.

The Red Devils have not kept a clean sheet in seven games, and have shipped nine goals in their last three games. They were recently outclassed by Bournemouth at Old Trafford, which should only fill Isak with confidence.

Jacob Murphy has been a key factor in Newcastle’s recent resurgence in form, having locked down a starting role on the right flank in recent weeks. Murphy has started the last six matches in all competitions, and registered a total of 18 shots in that time.

In that run of games, he has racked up four assists and three goals to highlight his excellent form.

Importantly, he has also landed at least two shots in all of those games, including three against Liverpool, and three against Aston Villa.

Murphy has been a serious threat in transition, while also having the tendency to try his luck from distance.

Taking this with PaddyPower, we are insured by the SuperSub rule, which is useful as Murphy rarely finishes the full 90. His replacement tends to be Harvey Barnes, who is averaging 3.23 shots per 90 in all competitions this season.

As Amad Diallo has been deployed in a more advanced role, Noussair Mazraoui has been pushed forward into a wingback role in recent games. In turn, he has seen an uptick in duels.

In the last five games, Mazraoui has landed this selection in three of those, notably against Man City and Tottenham. Prior to that, he also made three fouls against Arsenal.

Since the beginning of the campaign, Mazraoui is averaging 1.47 fouls and 3.95 tackles per 90 minutes, highlighting his willingness to duel on the flank.

Only Mainoo has contested more duels than the Moroccan in the Premier League this season, making this price of 2.7 for Mazraoui to commit two or more fouls looks a standout pick.

Mazraoui will be directly up against Anthony Gordon, who has not been an easy player to contain this season. The winger has drawn the fourth-most fouls in the Premier League this season, behind Guimaraes, Maddison and Palmer.

Gordon drew two fouls against Aston Villa last time out, proving a tough test for Matty Cash who made two fouls and received a booking before being subbed after 70 minutes.

Gordon has landed this selection in five of the last six matches in all competitions, only failing against Ipswich in a comfortable 4-0 victory.

In total, Gordon is averaging 2.42 fouls drawn per 90 this season, landing this bet in five out of seven starts on the road.