Exclusive – Newcastle star wary of versatile Manchester United

Newcastle United star Tim Krul has warned his team-mates they must be ready for whatever tactics Manchester United throw at them when they clash on Wednesday night.

Red Devils boss Louis van Gaal has been criticised for his style this season with West Ham boss Sam Allardyce saying he’d never seen them play so direct.

But Krul believes his former national team boss just has a versatile side at his disposal and is wary about their multi-faceted squad of talented players.

“Manchester United have some great quality players and we have to ready for any style they play in,” he told talkSPORT.

“Obviously they have Marouane Fellaini in the team who changes the whole way they play.

“You have to be careful because they have got world-class players like Angel di Maria, Radamel Falcao and Wayne Rooney, who can exploit us as well.”

But despite their strong squad, the Toon shot-stopper is convinced he and his team-mates have a chance of claiming victory at Old Trafford.

He added: “We will have a great gameplan to hit them and hopefully they will not be at their best and we can get the three points.”