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It's the sort of week Manchester United should relish.
When domestic action returns the Reds will be fighting on multiple fronts and have the chance to put their poor start behind them. The trip to Sheffield United serves as the appetiser to the titanic trio of contests across three competitions.
A must-win Champions League contest, the Manchester derby and a cup defence to continue. All three matches - against FC Copenhagen, Manchester City and Newcastle United - are at Old Trafford and it would be the perfect time for the Reds to rediscover their home comforts.
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Last season was a real show of strength on home soil with only two defeats in all competitions. That figure has already been surpassed this time around but all is not lost for Erik ten Hag and Co.
They might not have shown much to generate any optimism but for all their early season issues they remain within reach of the top four and can still progress in Europe and remain in the Carabao Cup. That trophy broke a silverware duck of six years in February and their final opponents await early next month in the last 16 of this season's competition.
Newcastle United are a stronger force than the one the Reds disposed of at Wembley but if the trophy is to be retained - and there is a strong argument for giving it a real tilt - then some of the Premier League's best need to be vanquished. Ten Hag will be hoping his side can find a rhythm before the visit of Eddie Howe's men and with seven fixtures to come before the final international break of the year there is a chance to build momentum.
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