Manchester United head coach Ruben Amorim has insisted Marcus Rashford's return to the matchday squad is evidence of his repeated insistence that the door remains open to the forward. Having been left out of the last four squads amid a public admission of his desire for a "new challenge",

His team knocked out of the League Cup and seventh bottom of the Premier League. Manchester United having lost five of their last six domestic matches. Man U up against a resurgent Newcastle United, who have won all of their last four matches.