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Dugout Discussion December 27

Newcastle v Man Utd team news: Ronaldo starts, Sancho benched

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The final match of Gameweek 19 sees Newcastle United play host to Manchester United at St James’ Park.

Kick-off on Tyneside is at 20:00 GMT.

A lot of captaincy hopes will be pinned on Cristiano Ronaldo tonight (not far off 50% in the top 10k, in fact) and the veteran Portuguese starts up top for the Red Devils as expected.

After going with the same team in his last two league outings, Ralf Rangnick has made two changes for the visitors tonight: Raphael Varane makes his return from injury to replace the absent Victor Lindelof, while Mason Greenwood is in for the benched Jadon Sancho.

Eddie Howe has made six changes from the defeat to Manchester City.

Three come in defence, with Javier Manquillo, Emil Krafth and Fabian Schar replacing Jacob Murphy, Matt Ritchie and Ciaran Clark.

Further forward, Allan Saint-Maximin, Jonjo Shelvey and Sean Longstaff are in for the benched Miguel Almiron, the suspended Isaac Hayden and the absent Joe Willock.

The omissions of Clark, Ritchie, Willock and Karl Darlow from the matchday squad are reportedly due to a combination of injuries and Covid-19.

Manchester United have a coronavirus case themselves, with Lindelof self-isolating.

Ronaldo’s ‘second’ debut for the Red Devils came against the Magpies in the Gameweek 4 reverse fixture, when he plundered 13 points at Old Trafford – a score he hasn’t been able to top since his return to England.

GAMEWEEK 19 LINE-UPS

Newcastle United XI: Dubravka, Schar, Lascelles, Manquillo, Krafth, Fraser, Shelvey, S Longstaff, Joelinton, Saint-Maximin, Wilson.

Manchester United XI: De Gea, Dalot, Telles, Maguire, Varane, McTominay, Fred, Fernandes, Greenwood, Rashford, Ronaldo.

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  1. Dynamic Duos
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    What had happened to utd's cs?

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    1. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      Luck ran out.

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    2. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      Dog turd

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  2. Salah’s Sonnet
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    All United had to do was keep a cleanie for me to go top of my ML, nah too hard that. God they’re shocking, Ronnie better do something.

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    1. Nomar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      He will score. Always does.

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      1. Grande Tubarão
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        • 2 Years
        2 years, 3 months ago

        This is factually incorrect

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      2. Salah’s Sonnet
        • 12 Years
        2 years, 3 months ago

        Looks shocking right now but Greenwood and Rashford never ever help

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  3. Steve The Spud
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    • 4 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Probably the last 2 players you want either side of your (c) rashford and greenwood selfish as they come

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    1. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      Agreed

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  4. Magic Zico
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    • 5 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Bruno and Rashford are just far below their performances of previous season

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    1. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      High bar for pens has really shown Bruno up.

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      1. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
        • 7 Years
        2 years, 3 months ago

        Pens aside, he was much much better

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  5. MikeS
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Ronaldo to kane or Lukaku?

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    1. Nomar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      Kane, if you're selling, but I get the feeling you'll be happy to keep Ronaldo by the end of this game.

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      1. MikeS
        • 9 Years
        2 years, 3 months ago

        Yer Ronaldo pen probably imminent

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        1. Nomar
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          2 years, 3 months ago

          You know it.

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  6. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    ESR is 1 goal from matching Bruno’s Non Penalty Goal tally from last season

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    1. MikeS
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      And from the bench!

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    2. Arteta
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      An absolute baller in the making.

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  7. The Train Driver
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Fred is comical

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    1. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      Pastor is in the giving mood this time of the year.

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  8. Steve The Spud
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    • 4 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    What is Fred doing there

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    1. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      What was he doing choosing football as a career

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      1. Nomar
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        2 years, 3 months ago

        In fairness to him, he made a wise decision as he's being paid handsomely for being crap.

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  9. Bob B
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    DDG
    TAA Cancelo Bavies Alonso
    Son Bernardo Jota
    Ronaldo Antonio King

    Gilmour - Saka - White

    What's the move here? 2.5ITB
    A. Save FT
    B. Bernardo out
    C. Alonso out
    D. Gilmour out
    E. Saka out

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    1. HuttonDressedasLahm
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      F. All Utd out for a hit

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  10. HuttonDressedasLahm
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    I’ve made a right pigs ear of the last few GWs 🙄

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    1. Steve The Spud
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      In the words of the X factor finalists 2010

      You are not alone

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      1. have you seen cyan
        • 4 Years
        2 years, 3 months ago

        do you think Man U would win xfactor if they entered? I dont think they would

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        1. Nomar
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          2 years, 3 months ago

          They might be very good at street dance moves.

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          1. have you seen cyan
            • 4 Years
            2 years, 3 months ago

            true, they are good at dabbing

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    2. how now brown cow
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      Likewise, but plenty of luck involved and it's going to be same for a while.

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      1. HuttonDressedasLahm
        • 14 Years
        2 years, 3 months ago

        Foden last week for a hit and still got him
        This week Ronaldo (c) for a hit, and sold Salah

        Pfffffft

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        1. how now brown cow
          • 9 Years
          2 years, 3 months ago

          Bit early to write off ronaldo. I've got foden too. Hopefully next week.......

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  11. JBG
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    How is that not FK for Mctominay?

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    1. Paqueta Rice
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      It should have been. Little to no advantage either

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  12. Zimo
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    This is not a team. Its a bunch of mediocre individuals and they all look clueless. Depressing watch.

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    1. Nomar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      But enough about Newcastle, how are United looking?

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  13. MikeS
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Eddie Howe masterclass

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  14. The Train Driver
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Medical staff should heckle the refs much more, I guess they can't get red cards?

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  15. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Jorginho cappers the real winners

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    1. Nomar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      Capped Odegaard this GW.

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      1. Pukki Party
        • 6 Years
        2 years, 3 months ago

        You're not a real winner then

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  16. Steve The Spud
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Remember when people said Ronaldo made this team worse lol

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    1. Nomar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      Who exactly said that?

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      1. Steve The Spud
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 4 Years
        2 years, 3 months ago

        Jamie caragher for one on sky sports numerous people on here

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    2. Ginkapo FPL
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      He does

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  17. Magic Zico
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Fred and McTom there, then no CS for MUN ... they lost too many balls in midfield too easily ... horrendous.

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  18. Scots Gooner
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    If Arsenal can't get top 4 this season ahead of this United and Spurs, they never will.

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    1. how now brown cow
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      Reckon arsenal can maintain their consistency? Will be interesting to see.

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      1. Scots Gooner
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        2 years, 3 months ago

        Honestly, recent years have turned me into a pessimist, so probably not.

        They've looked fairly decent besides the Everton game though.

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        1. how now brown cow
          • 9 Years
          2 years, 3 months ago

          I'm a spurs season ticket holder. We are so much improved but most games have been against mediocre teams and at home.

          I'd be excited with arsenals young players, but defensive midfield would still worry me.

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    2. MikeS
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      Arsenal definitely playing well atm

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    3. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      It’s going to be close

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    4. Arteta
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      I'm more afraid of West Ham when they get back on track and Antonio starts firing again.

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      1. how now brown cow
        • 9 Years
        2 years, 3 months ago

        Be interesting to see if Europa league mucks it up for them. Smaller squad than others.

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  19. Salah’s Sonnet
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Hilarious the ONE time I don’t play Sanchez and he hauls

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    1. Paqueta Rice
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      Yep. Played DDG over Sanchez myself.

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  20. Tmel
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    a) Ramsdale & Laca > DDG & Antonio
    b) Ramsdale, Laca & Watkins > DDG, Ronaldo & Broja (-4)

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    1. thegaffer82
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      You sure about Ronaldo?

      I’m suffering big time buyers remorse right now

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      1. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
        • 7 Years
        2 years, 3 months ago

        28 mins in bro

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        1. Nomar
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          2 years, 3 months ago

          This

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        2. Zimo
          • 5 Years
          2 years, 3 months ago

          He's not scoring today. The team has no rhythm or cohesion. Can barely string together 3 passes at a time.

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          1. Nomar
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 14 Years
            2 years, 3 months ago

            He'll get a jammy 97th minute penalty

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        3. thegaffer82
          • 12 Years
          2 years, 3 months ago

          Thanks, I wondered what those numbers were in the top corner.
          Mystery solved!

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  21. thegaffer82
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Could tell from the first minute that Utd were gunna be s**te today.
    No aggression, no intensity, no passion and it only served to lift the crowd and the Newcastle players.

    Still an absolute joke, even after a nice rest period and a proper coach working with them 🙁

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  22. Footieboot
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Ok not getting Ronaldo on WC now. Will probably spread funds or go for Kane + Son double up.

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    1. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      Please don’t, I’ve held them both through the tough times, now they’re starting to fire it’s only fair I get their points as a differential 🙂

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    2. Steve The Spud
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      I like criticising players but that is a very premature call

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      1. Footieboot
        • 3 Years
        2 years, 3 months ago

        They have been very very bad going forward in every game with Ragnick as a coach and against terrible opposition. 4-2-2-2 is just not great in the PL.

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  23. It’s gonna Ben Mee
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    #rangnickout

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  24. Grande Tubarão
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 2 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Seeing Ronaldo resorting to diving about like this makes me question whether those of us that consider him to be in the top 3-4 players of all time had it really wrong

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    1. Steve The Spud
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      Almost as bad as salah king of the divers

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      1. Grande Tubarão
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 2 Years
        2 years, 3 months ago

        Is he in someone’s top 3-4 of all time?

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    2. Podge
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      You’re wrong if you thought he was 3rd or 4th

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      1. Grande Tubarão
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 2 Years
        2 years, 3 months ago

        I didn’t. I said in the top 3-4. I’d have had him at 2nd.

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  25. Footieboot
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Literally no point watching this game. United are so atrocious going forward. They ain't even gonna score against the worst defence in the league.

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    1. how now brown cow
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      Dont watch it then!

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    2. Nomar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      They will

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  26. sirmorbach
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Any thoughs appreciated, lads:

    *Ramsdale*
    TAA, Dias, Cancelo, James, *Cash*
    Salah, Jota, Foden, Bowen, Martinelli
    Broja, *Lacazette*, *Watkins*

    A. Laca to Antonio
    B. Foden to Maddison/Moura, Ramsdale to Lloris/DDG (- 4)
    C. Laca to Antonio, Ramsdale to Lloris/DDG (- 4)
    D. Laca to Antonio, Foster to Guaita/Bachmann/Sanchez (- 4)

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  27. Steve The Spud
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Dalot getting his pants pulled down by asm

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    1. how now brown cow
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      He won't be the last. He's a good player.

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  28. Salarrivederci
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Save FT? 1 FT and 0.7 ITB.
    Then bring in those with double in GW21 (if any), and then FH in GW22 to keep Cancelo/Dias/James/Saka (those without double in GW22).

    Team for GW20:

    Ederson
    TAA - Cancelo - Dias - James - Rüdiger
    Jota - Son
    Ronaldo - Maupay - King
    ______________
    Ward, Gilmour, Saka, Ødegaard

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  29. rozzo
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    You know what, feck it, minus 4 to get Salah back next week.

    I can't watch Utd any more, Ronaldo has to go.

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    1. OPTA FPL
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      Where is he going?

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      1. rozzo
        • 10 Years
        2 years, 3 months ago

        Out my team for one thing

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  30. mbglo
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    I like this new Joelinton role. The new Soucek.

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