New signing Florian Thauvin could be thrown straight into the Newcastle United squad for Saturday's trip to Manchester United.

Thauvin, 22, agreed a five-year deal at St James' Park on Wednesday, becoming manager Steve McClaren's fifth signing after Georginio Wijnaldum, Ivan Toney, Aleksandar Mitrovic and Chancel Mbemba.

And the French attacker, who has moved from Ligue 1 side Marseille, could hardly have wished for a tougher debut, with Newcastle having only picked up one victory at Old Trafford in the Barclays Premier League era.

However, Newcastle’s assistant manager Paul Simpson has no qualms about utilising Thauvin as soon as possible.

"He's a really talented footballer, somebody who we hope will add to the group and improve the group," Simpson told nufcTV. "If he's involved at Old Trafford on Saturday, we're not expecting him to go and set the world alight straight away but if we can get him involved it'll give the whole football club a boost, and the rest of the players because they want competition for places.

"And I also hope it'll give the supporters a boost, because so far we've only got one point but the level of performance against Southampton [in a 2-2 draw] gave us all a little taster of where we can get to and what levels can be achieved.

"Hopefully, with the new signings coming in, we'll go into the rest of this period before January with a good group of players, a group of players who all want to be part of this football club, who all want to give 100 per cent every day in training and in every game that we have.

"If we've got that, we can't really ask any more of them."

Louis van Gaal's side came from behind to register a 3-1 first-leg victory over Club Brugge in their UEFA Champions League play-off on Tuesday and are one of just four clubs to hold a 100 per cent record in the BPL after two matches.

Defender Chris Smalling is determined to maintain that momentum and believes Saturday's early kick-off could prove beneficial for United.

"We must continue our good start," Smalling told MUTV. "It is another home game and we have to assert ourselves early on.

"It is good that we again get to be in the first game that plays and, hopefully, set the benchmark for the weekend."

Marouane Fellaini serves the last of his three-match ban for United, while Phil Jones is set to remain sidelined due to mild thrombosis.

Newcastle, meanwhile, have Daryl Janmaat suspended after the Dutchman was sent off for two bookable offences in last weekend's 2-0 defeat at Swansea City.

Manchester United (from): De Gea, Romero, Johnstone, Lindegaard, Blackett, Darmian, Evans, McNair, Rojo, Shaw, Smalling, Blind, Carrick, Herrera, Januzaj, Lingard, Mata, Pereira, Schneiderlin, Schweinsteiger, Valencia, Young, Depay, Hernandez, Rooney, Wilson.

Newcastle United (from): Darlow, Elliot, Krul, Coloccini, Dummett, Haidara, Janmaat, Lascelles, Mbemba, Taylor, Williamson, Aarons, Abeid, Anita, Bigirimana, Colback, De Jong, Gouffran, Obertan, Sissoko, Thauvin, Tiote, Wijnaldum, Cisse, Mitrovic, Perez, Toney.

Match Appointments
Referee: Craig Pawson Assistants: L Betts, S Burt Fourth Official: K Friend


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CLINTONSOLJA:
am chelsea fan. But am prayin dat
united shuld win
coz i play for nairabet :v

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Please, let's discuss a serious deal.

Another 3pts for Manchester Utd

#GGMU

keandre:
I just hope new castle don't lose

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Haters Have Arrived

Newcastle United 4 life

Red devils

Proudly a United fan.

Let's go there!

Man United all d way
3points is sure

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I am xpecting @ least a point from newcastle

Newcastle will win them joor... You can't underestimate those newly promoted clubs.

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we gotta teach them lesson!!!!

Okay..

Glory glory Man United!

Come on you Reds!

Sing when you are winning!

This great team will make it 3wins in 3.

The juggernauts will steamroll past Newcastle.

Newcastle will be put to the sword at the Theatre of Dreams.

kliq:
Newcastle United 4 life

My Co Haters

Abeg ah don stake game o Make Man U no fall my hand!!

Man Utd vs Newcastle Utd. 3 : 0 (final score). I have spoken.

ManUtd 0 - 2 Newcastle

I dey foresee where pesin beat pesin for hin domot

Mprepz:
Abeg ah don stake game o Make Man U no fall my hand!!

Then start crying now because is a loose game for United.

Man utd 3 Newcastle 0 Ronnie Mata Depay

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EmagNig:
Newcastle will win them joor... You can't underestimate those newly promoted clubs.

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Newly promoted? Man United? Newcastle? Who?

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