Newcastle vs Manchester United - Bailly banned for Manchester United’s match at Newcastle
Posted Tuesday, January 01, 2019 by PA
Manchester United’s Eric Bailly is banned for the Premier League match at Newcastle, having been sent off in the 4-1 defeat of Bournemouth.
Fellow defender Marcos Rojo has missed recent games and Chris Smalling has a sore foot which will keep him out for a while yet.
However, forward Alexis Sanchez has returned to training and is pushing for his first appearance since November.
Newcastle’s Federico Fernandez is a doubt for the home side because of a hip injury.
Ciaran Clark (ankle) has missed the last three games but fellow central defender Florian Lejeune is close to a return.
Midfielder Jonjo Shelvey returned from a thigh injury at Watford but Ki Sung-yueng is on international duty with South Korea.
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