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Match insight

There's barely a gap between Man Utd and Newcastle right now — both sides sit level for all practical purposes. Newcastle currently sit 2 places and 2 points above Man Utd in the table — 11th against 13th. Man Utd have taken 6 points from their last 5, against 7 for Newcastle over the same stretch. Man Utd's underlying rating suggests a stronger side than the actual table currently shows — about 7 places off where our metrics alone would put them.