Manchester United have been forced to take a coach to Newcastle after the cold weather prevented their flight from taking off.
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United travelling to Newccastle for late kickoffSide to make three hour coach journeyHuge game in hunt for Champions League qualificationWHAT HAPPENED?
United will now have to take two coaches and drive three hours to the Northeast where they will face Newcastle in a crucial match in the hunt for Champions League qualification. Temperatures in Manchester dipped below freezing and the Met Office have announced a yellow weather warning.
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The United players arrived at Manchester Airport this morning expecting to make a short flight to Newcastle, but they will now have to sit on a coach for a couple of hours. The change in plans disrupts United's pre-match preparations and Erik Ten Hag will be hoping it won't impact his players' performance.
WHAT TEN HAG SAID
On his team's trip to Newcastle, Ten Hag said: "It is a really difficult team to play. I respect what they are doing. They are physical, they are very good in transitions and very organised at pressing. They are doing a great job and I like to play against them."
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United will be hoping they won't have any further disruption to their journey as they try and bounce back from a disappointing midweek game against Galatasaray in Europe. Victory over Newcastle will take United fifth, above tonight's opposition.