Flight cancelled! Man Utd forced to take three-hour coach trip to Newcastle as bad weather disrupts travel plans ahead of Premier League clash

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 kickoff
• Side to make three hour coach journey
• Huge game in hunt for Champions League qualification

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  WHAT 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 BIGGER PICTURE

  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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  WHAT NEXT FOR UNITED?

  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.