Manchester United vs Newcastle live: Premier League latest score and updates as Ruben Amorim reveals new formation and hosts without Bruno Fernandes – UK Times

3 mins: A chance! Casemiro rises in the box and is totally unmarked five yards out! But he heads over.

2 mins: Remarkable scenes. I’m still digesting my Boxing Day leftovers, as well as the sight of Patrick Dorgu playing right wing for Manchester United. The hosts have a corner.

1 min: Remarkably, Patrick Dorgu is playing right wing for Man Utd tonight. And Ruben Amorim has a back four, too…

The Premier League has Boxing Day football at long last.

Underway at Old Trafford.

It’s Argentina v Brazil at the coin toss as Lisandro Martinez, replacing Bruno Fernandes as captain, shakes hands with Bruno Guimaraes.

Manchester United XI: Lammens; Heaven, Martinez, Shaw; Dalot, Ugarte, Casemiro, Dorgu; Mount, Cunha; Sesko

Subs: Bayindir, Fredricson, Malacia, Yoro, J. Fletcher, T. Fletcher, Lacey, Mantato, Zirkzee

Newcastle XI: Ramsdale, Miley, Schar, Thiaw, Hall, Guimaraes, Tonali, Ramsey, Murphy, Woltemade, Gordon

Subs: Pope, Joelinton, Wissa, Barnes, Willock, A. Murphy, Shahar, Neave, Alabi

How can I watch it? It will be shown live on Sky Sports Main Event and Premier League.

Manchester United can go level on points with fourth-placed Chelsea and Liverpool with a win.

Newcastle United can go level on points with Manchester United with a win – they could even go above the into seventh if they win by three goals…

So no Bruno Fernandes for Manchester United tonight then – and Ruben Amorim has called his captain “impossible to replace” and he urged the rest of his squad to step up in the absence of their talisman.

“A lot of people need to step up. It’s not just the creation,” Amorim said. “On every set-piece, he is the guy organising the team and that is a good opportunity for everyone to step up and realise we can’t rely on one player for everything. Sometimes we rely on Bruno for the organisation and creation.

“It’s an opportunity for other players to step up and show the leadership we need in the team.”

This is the only Premier League game to be played on Boxing Day – and, if there was an all-time Premier League table for matches played on December 26, these two teams would be at opposite ends of the table.

Manchester United have the most Boxing Day wins in Premier League history, with 22, while Newcastle have the most defeats, with 16.

Jack and Tyler Fletcher, the 18-year-old sons of former Manchester United and Scotland midfielder Darren Fletcher, are both in Ruben Amorim’s squad tonight. Jack made his debut in the defeat to Aston Villa on Saturday – while Shea Lacey is also on the bench.