The Danish striker enjoyed an excellent spell with United's Under-21s early in his career, and marked his Pompey debut with a goal against Leeds. Since then, however, he has slipped down the pecking order and he has now joined Norwegian side Valerenga.

Follow live coverage as Arsenal face Newcastle United in the EFL cup. Liverpool are the reigning champions of the competition following an extra time victory over Chelsea at Wembley last term, Virgil van Dijk scoring the decisive goal to secure a record-extending tenth win of this domestic cup for the Reds.

The Newcastle player has fallen out of favour at St James’ Park and could be enlisted to fight relegation further down the table

Newcastle United as measured up against any other Premier League team. How do we gauge it? Which Premier League team is outperforming a rival? For Newcastle United and the rest, it surely comes down to what it always does.

Leeds United are reportedly in active discussions to sign Nottingham Forest defender Andrew Omobamidele during the January transfer window. The Whites are looking to fortify their squad for the decisive second half of the Championship season.