Manchester United’s resurgence will be put to the test at Newcastle on Wednesday.

The arrival of Michael Carrick has transformed United’s fortunes, taking 19 points from a possible 21 across the interim head coach’s seven games to surge up the Premier League table.

They start in third with a place in next season’s Champions League firmly in their sights.

Carrick’s hometown club Newcastle have not had the season boss Eddie Howe – or the club’s Saudi Arabian owners – would have envisaged.

Thirteenth-placed Newcastle have won one of their last seven league games and need to start picking up points quickly if they want to play European football next season.

Where to watch Newcastle v Man United: TV channel, online live stream

Kick-off on Wednesday is at 20:15 (15:15 ET / 12:15 PT). Live TV coverage in the UK is on TNT Sports 1, TNT Sports Ultimate and the Discovery Plus app.

TNT Sports costs £29.99 a month through Discovery Plus, which includes Eurosport and entertainment and is available on a vast range of devices including smart TVs and gaming consoles.

Newcastle v Manchester United stats

• Newcastle have won their last three home Premier League matches against United, which is as many as they recorded in their previous 18 combined
• The Magpies last had a longer home league winning run against the Red Devils between 1915 and 1931 (10)
• Of Newcastle Premier League wins against United, 36% have come under Eddie Howe (4/11) – the last Magpies manager to win more league games against them was Joe Harvey (6, between 1969 and 1973)
• They have lost two of their last 20 home evening kick-offs (19:00 or later) in the Premier League (W11 D7), succumbing 2-0 to West Ham in November 2024 and 3-2 to Liverpool in August 2025
• The last time Newcastle lost more than three times consecutively at St James’ Park was between August and October 2018 (5)