Robert: We have had a great season so far but I feel we are going to be stuck as a mid-table team as we were in our stint in the early 2000s. Unfortunately our midfield hasn't been as prolific as we would have thought,

Newcastle United have won seven of their past eight Premier League matches, winning the most points of any side in that time (21), and with only Liverpool (25) scoring more goals (22).

Manchester United head to Fulham on Sunday trying to build on their Europa League win at home to Rangers on Thursday. Bruno Fernandes’ last-gasp goal handed United a 2-1 victory and provided some much-needed respite for head coach Ruben Amorim after another difficult week.

Lisandro Martinez's late deflected shot gave Manchester United a 1-0 win over Fulham after a scrappy 90 minutes at Craven Cottage on Sunday.

Fulham will no doubt view this as an opportunity missed, with Manchester United having been so lacklustre until they got the winner late on thanks to Lisandro Martinez's deflected strike. It felt like it would take an element of luck of moment of individual brilliance to win it,

St Johnstone have accepted a third bid from Fulham for 16-year-old forward Brodie Dair and will receive an initial transfer fee of more than £150,000 should he agree personal terms and pass a medical.

Newcastle United host Fulham on Saturday aiming for back-to-back Premier League wins with Eddie Howe hopefully having a near-full complement of players to pick from.

The centre-back’s long pass to Amad earned United a hard-fought victory in the Manchester derby in mid-December, and he opened the scoring against Liverpool in an exhausting draw at Anfield. His goal against Fulham followed his late assist for Fernandes against Rangers in the Europa League.

Manchester United are still struggling to get into the top half of the Premier League table and face a Fulham side sitting in 10th.

Manuel Ugarte has been included after having sustained a knock in United’s win over Fulham.Ruben Amorim could hand another start to second-choice goalkeeper Altay Bayindir, while Tyrell Malacia is also pushing for more minutes.

United must fight to make sure major home blips against Brighton, West Ham and Bournemouth don't happen once more. We cannot be generous again while we retain ambition. The points forfeited at Craven Cottage must be clawed back.