Millions of fans witnessed United’s agonizing 3-0 home loss to nearby Manchester City, where they were outmatched and outplayed, highlighting the gap between the two teams.

Since Erik ten Hag’s club is so far removed from the league’s competitiveness, this is likely their only realistic opportunity to win a trophy this year.

On Wednesday night, Manchester United will play Newcastle in the fourth round of the Carabao Cup.
It is a rematch of the Manchester United-won final from 2023.
The last time both clubs played at St. James’ Park, Newcastle prevailed.

Millions of fans witnessed United’s agonizing 3-0 home loss to nearby Manchester City, where they were outmatched and outplayed, highlighting the gap between the two teams.

Since Erik ten Hag’s club is so far removed from the league’s competitiveness, this is likely their only realistic opportunity to win a trophy this year.

However, they won’t have a better chance of beating Newcastle, who are severely hurt. They were only able to draw with Wolves at the weekend, but among the nine allowed were five full-backs and two goalkeepers on their bench.
In addition to the suspended Sandro Tonali, they will be without the injured Elliot Anderson, Alexander Isak, Jacob Murphy, Harvey Barnes, Sven Botman, and Lewis Miley.
Eddie Howe is probably going to start a lot of young players because Newcastle has two important games coming up: a home meeting against Arsenal and a Champions League duel against Borussia Dortmund in Germany.