During his briefing with broadcasters at Carrington, the United head coach was asked about the availability of Luke Shaw and Harry Maguire, after they were withdrawn due to feeling ill in the victory over Palace.
"Yeah, we're hoping so," he replied about their involvement at St James' Park. "We're working towards it.
"They weren't feeling too good. We've still got a little bit of time to the game and we will just have to see how they feel. So we'll obviously give them every chance.
"No, it wasn't injury, it's just both of them weren't feeling too good. So, yeah, it's one of those things really. But we'll just have to see how they are today and tomorrow morning."