With a shoestring squad and a tight group of teams in midtable, any dropped points during the festive period could prove to be costly for Manchester United. It'll be even tougher with Newcastle United being one of the teams looking to catch them in the league.

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Dane Patrick Dorgu fired a superb volley into the corner to record his first goal for the club. Benjamin Sesko struck the crossbar shortly before Lewis Hall did the same at the other end. The result sees the hosts rise to fifth, while Eddie Howe's side remain in 11th in the table.

Newcastle United’s head of youth recruitment Paul Midgley has rejected the chance to join Manchester United. The Red Devils have been looking to replace Luke Fedorenko, who played a pivotal role

Ruben Amorim was sacked on Jan 5 after 14 months in charge at Old Trafford. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Brenden Aaronson opened the scoring for the visitors in the first half, before Harvey Barnes levelled things up minutes later. Aaronson somehow went from hero to zero as the clock ticked over into additional time as he conceded a penalty for handball, which Bruno Guimarães cooly scored to level things up once again.