For all the high praise that Steven Gerrard has enjoyed since being appointed as boss of Aston Villa, Newcastle - incredibly - could be just five points behind the second city club if they beat them on Sunday.
Of course, that's still a big "if" but if United go about their business in the same manner they did against Everton there is no reason not to believe it can be three wins on the spin.
Eddie Howe pointed to the importance of two wins back to back in the build-up to the clash with the Toffees but he will probably struggle to put it into words what THREE wins on the spin could do for Newcastle's survival hopes.
