- Erik ten Hag and his players arrived at the airport to be informed of the cancellation
- They will travel by road to St James’ Park after plans were disrupted
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Manchester United’s preparations for Saturday night’s Premier League match against Newcastle United were disrupted when their flight was cancelled.
Erik ten Hag’s team was scheduled to fly to the northeast from Manchester Airport on Saturday morning at 11 a.m.
But when the players arrived at the airport at 10 a.m. to drop off their car, they were told their flight had been canceled due to weather and technical problems.
They will now make a three-hour journey by bus to St James’ Park for the 8pm kick-off. The flight time would have been approximately 30 minutes.
Photos showed Ten Hag and his players boarding the bus with the ice visible on the ground.
Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag and striker Rasmus Hojlund prepare to board the team bus after their flight to Newcastle was canceled on Saturday morning
United players Victor Lindelof (left) and Marcus Rashford (right) pictured at the airport
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Temperatures at Manchester Airport were barely above freezing on Saturday morning and are expected to hover around -1 degrees Celsius in Newcastle at kick-off, as Britain is hit by a cold snap.
Man United are looking to recover from the disappointment of Wednesday’s 3-3 draw against Galatasaray in Istanbul, which left their hopes of reaching the last 16 of the Champions League hanging by a thread.
But they are the form team in the Premier League, having won five of their last six games to stay in touch with the top four.
Seventh-placed Newcastle are just a point behind Man United in sixth place and have top four ambitions of their own.
Last season they beat Ten Hag’s side 2-0 in the equivalent Premier League match and won 3-0 at Old Trafford in the Carabao Cup earlier this season.
The match will be played later on Saturday as both teams were involved in the Champions League in midweek, with Newcastle drawing 1-1 against Paris Saint-Germain on Tuesday.
More to follow.
