United resume their Premier League campaign on Sunday when newly-appointed manager Mark Hughes brings his QPR side to SJP for a 1.30pm start, live on SkySports1.
Tickets are now on general sale for this match from NUFC in person from the SJP Box Office and club shops in Eldon Square and Metro Centre, by phone and online.
Sunday saw Rangers dispense with the services of Neil Warnock after his side made it nine games without a win the previous day when drawing 1-1 with MK Dons.
Mark Hughes, who has been out of football since quitting as Fulham boss back in June 2011, was confirmed as his successor on Tuesday.
Hughes previously managed both Blackburn Rovers and Manchester City and has never yet lost at Gallowgate as a boss in five appearances in the away dugout (3 wins, 2 draws).
Squad: Steven Taylor, Sylvain Marveaux and Nile Ranger remain sidelined through injury while Demba Ba and Cheick Tiote are on international duty.
Danny Guthrie and Peter Lovenkrands have now returned to training, while news of Danny Simpson is awaited after the defender was substituted against Blackburn Rovers with a shoulder problem.
Sammy Ameobi suffered a leg injury in Tuesday's reserve team game and is predicted to be out for "a number of months" according to the club website.. Both Haris Vuckic and Dan Gosling completed 90 minutes
QPR: Defender Armand Traore is away on African Nations Cup duty with Senegal, while Morocco have included enigmatic playmaker Adel Taarabt for their squad.
Meanwhile, midfielder Alejandro Faurlin will miss the rest of the season after sustaining anterior cruciate ligament damage during Saturday's FA Cup draw at MK Dons.
Old boy Joey Barton misses out through suspension, with an appeal against the red card he received against Norwich City rejected by the FA's Disciplinary Commission.
Other former Magpies who may appear include Fitz Hall and Bradley Orr - although the latter failed to break into the United first team, he did play at SJP for our reserves.
Kieron Dyer is knacked and Peter Ramage remains out on loan at Championship side Crystal Palace.
There may be a first PL start for QPR loan striker Federico Macheda, who netted a fine hat trick for Manchester United reserves on his previous SJP appearance. The 20 year-old Italian was strongly linked with a loan move to Newcastle last August but no deal was concluded.
Returning to the top-flight after a fifteen season absence, the R's have won on the road at Everton, Wolves and Stoke. Returning from Swansea with a point, trips to Wigan, Fulham, Spurs, Norwich, Liverpool and Arsenal proved fruitless. Their ten away league goals scored to date have come from eight scorers.
Ref:Chris Foy - second Magpies outing of the season for the whistler following our 1-3 loss at Manchester City when he refrained from showing any cards, despite awarding two penalty kicks.
Howay the lads!!
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