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Aaron Stokes

Eddie Howe faces £86m Manchester United headache with Newcastle United spot up for grabs

Eddie Howe has another selection headache on his hands ahead of Newcastle United's trip to Manchester United this weekend. Magpies defender Dan Burn has featured in eight of the Magpies' nine league games this season, impressing at both centre-back and left-back.

However, Saturday's 5-1 win over Brentford saw Burn, 30, put in arguably his weakest performance of what has been a solid campaign so far. As such, sections of the St James' Park faithful will want to see first choice left-back Matt Targett return to the fold if fully fit this weekend.

The former Aston Villa man has been a reliable figure since his arrival in January and has hardly put a foot wrong in a Newcastle shirt to date. Targett initially lost his spot to Burn earlier this season after suffering a dead leg and missing two fixtures.

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