Manchester United's hopes of beating Newcastle will rely on one player

Erik ten Hag might have some difficulty deciding on his Manchester United side for their trip to face Newcastle this weekend. It is obvious something has to change after the nature of their latest collapse in midweek, but there was also some encouragement in how they started the game.

It counts for nothing now, but there is still an argument that if not for Andre Onana's awful night, they could quite easily have won the game and put themselves on the verge of the knockout stages.

For those reasons, there is little reason to rip things up and start again. United twice had a two-goal lead in the match and were largely the better side. Yet, it wasn't a one-off, freaky occurrence. There are clearly underlying issues to solve.

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Ten Hag will have to take some of the blame for his odd substitutions when the team led 3-1. Sofyan Amrabat was on a yellow card, but the midfield lost control once he was withdrawn. Anthony Martial gives a whole new meaning to false nine such as his inability to do the basics of the centre-forward role.

It all makes for a rather intriguing team selection. Newcastle are a better side than Galatasaray and also have a formidable home record, plus they have already humiliated United once this season with a 3-0 victory at Old Trafford in the Carabao Cup.

They also head into this match galvanised by the controversial nature of their draw with Paris Saint-Germain in midweek and with recent home wins against Arsenal and Chelsea under their belts.

A key component of Newcastle's recent form has been the brilliance of Anthony Gordon in attack. The 22-year-old has arguably been their