Eddie Howe takes his Newcastle United side to Old Trafford on Monday evening knowing his starting XI all but picks himself. With Tino Livramento attempting to shake off a festive illness, the right-back position looks the only real point of contention for the Magpies as they look for their fifth consecutive win in recent weeks.

The Magpies will enter Monday’s clash sitting in seventh place but with one game in hand over Bournemouth and Manchester City right above them. Manchester United, meanwhile, are enduring an even worse stretch under Ruben Amorim than they were with Erik ten Hag on the bench,

Chris Sutton is making predictions for all 380 Premier League games this season, against a variety of guests. This week, he takes on musician Emma-Jean Thackray, who is a Leeds fan. I said before Christmas that I thought Newcastle would hit their stride and they have done exactly that.