Jack and Tyler Fletcher are among the substitutes for the home game against Newcastle United.
Remarkably, it is exactly the same date as the last occasion, also 26 December (Boxing Day), in 2013.
Brazilian twins Rafael and Fabio were selected by Sir Alex Ferguson for a 3-2 win at Hull City.
Rafael was injured early on but Fabio remained an unused substitute.
Michael and Will Keane had both been picked for a League Cup tie in Aldershot a couple of years earlier.