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Manchester United are back in action on Wednesday night as they meet Newcastle United in the Carabao Cup.

The two sides contested last season's final at Wembley but are this time meeting in the fourth round of the tournament. Eddie Howe has already hinted he could make changes to his side, with Sven Botman and Alexander Isak will both miss the match at Old Trafford while Sandro Tonali is banned for the rest of the season.

The Newcastle boss also once again responded to United manager Erik ten Hag's previous claims about the Magpies being 'time-wasters'. In his pre-match press call ahead of last season's Wembley showpiece, the Dutchman described Newcastle as an "annoying" team.

But Howe has now insisted his side are a "high tempo team" and want "to try and entertain". One United player unlikely to be involved is young midfielder Kobbie Mainoo after he started for United U21s in their late 4-3 defeat to Salford City in the EFL Cup on Tuesday night.

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"Following the derby day nightmare, the onus is on United to perform much better tonight when they host Newcastle in the Carabao Cup round of 16. Ordinarily, the League Cup is seen as a competition where fringe players get an opportunity for much-needed minutes. However, for one midfielder, the expectation riding on this game means his chances of playing tonight have been cut to near zero. Once the inevitable end of Donny van de Beek's United career comes, there will be an inquest into how the Reds managed