Michael Carrick has revealed that Harry Maguire and Luke Shaw were forced off through illness during last weekend’s win over Crystal Palace.The Manchester United interim head coach steered his side to a 2-1 win over the Eagles to leapfrog Aston Villa into third place in the Premier League table.Maguire was taken off despite not showing any signs of injuryGettyShaw appeared disoriented before being replaced in the first halfGettySunday’s victory made it 11 league games unbeaten for the Red Devils, a feat they had to achieve despite Shaw being substituted in the 24th minute.Centre-back Maguire was able to play a longer portion of the game but was eventually hauled off five minutes from the end.Clearing up confusionIt was initially feared that the pair had picked up knocks, however, Carrick set the record straight during his pre-match press conference ahead of Wednesday’s trip to Newcastle.Asked whether Maguire and Shaw would be available for selection at St James’ Park, Carrick said: “Yeah, we’re hoping so. 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,” he added. “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.”Carrick could be without Lisandro Martinez and Mason Mount against the Magpies.The Argentine has been sidelined for the last two matches with a calf complaint while Mount has missed the last five games after picking up an injury in training.Matthijs de Ligt continues his recovery from a back injury sustained in November and Patrick Dorgu is a long-term absentee.Underwhelming MagpiesUnited are hoping to continue their upturn in form but face a tough task against a Newcastle team that have slipped below expectations in the league this season.Carrick has led United to seven wins and two draws since his arrival in JanuaryGettyNewcastle boss Eddie Howe must quickly find a way to improve his side’s home league formAFPThe Magpies sit 13th in the table and have lost five of their last six in the league and their last three at St James’ Park.And Newcastle boss Eddie Howe may be forced to shuffle his pack for Wednesday’s clash.Summer signing Nick Woltemade is a doubt having fallen ill and Howe admits there could be a widespread illness in the squad as Jacob Ramsey was substituted during Saturday’s 3-2 defeat against Everton after vomiting at the side of the pitch.“Nick has come down ill,” Howe revealed. “There’s potentially an illness in the squad. He hasn’t trained but we will give him every chance for tomorrow.“Jacob trained fine yesterday. Tino Livramento is getting closer and closer. This game possibly comes too soon for him but we are desperate for him to become available.”Howe remains without the services of captain Bruno Guimaraes, who isn’t expected to return from a hamstring injury until April.