Eddie Howe hopes that Newcastle United's £45million man Anthony Gordon will be fit for the visit of Manchester United next month.
Although, Howe says the Scouser's injury scan on an ankle problem was not "plain sailing" and the player must be assessed in the period building up to Man United. Gordon is scheduled to join Newcastle in Dubai after their trip to Nottingham Forest when the team heads to the Middle East for warm weather training.
Howe said: "That’s the plan. We’re trying. The scan wasn’t plain sailing, it wasn't a shoo-in. It wasn’t a week or two injury.
