Newcastle 1-4 Man Utd: Visitors produce late flourish to earn welcome win
Manchester United scored three late goals at Newcastle to earn victory and help ease the misery inflicted by the heavy defeat against Tottenham.
It was an incredible final few minutes for a team who looked as if they had blown their chance of three points following Bruno Fernandes’ failure from the penalty spot in the 58th minute.
United needed a positive reaction following that 6-1 thumping by Spurs before the international break, but their hopes suffered a blow when Emil Krafth’s cross came off defender Luke Shaw and beat keeper David de Gea.
Harry Maguire, who like his side has endured an unsettled period, equalised to haul the visitors back into the game.
And it looked as if the match was set to turn in their favour in the second half when referee Craig Pawson, after consulting the pitch-side monitor, judged Jamal Lewis to have fouled Marcus Rashford and awarded a penalty.
However, Fernandes, who previously had a 100% record from the spot for United, saw his fierce strike brilliantly pushed away by Karl Darlow.
The Portugal midfielder was not to be denied though and with four minutes remaining he finally beat the Magpies keeper with a thumping finish, before Aaron Wan-Bissaka, with his first for the club, and Rashford ensured United’s second win of the season.
Man Utd patience pays off on Tyneside
There were sub-plots coming into this match, centring around how Solskjaer would have his team set up after the defeat by Spurs, and how Maguire would perform.
The Norwegian boss stuck by his skipper, whose form has been inconsistent this season and who had been sent off playing for England during the recent international break.
The centre-back produced arguably his most confident display of the season and it was somewhat poetic that his precision header brought his side back into the match.
The other person in the United camp who experienced both bitter and sweet was Fernandes. He had previously scored 10 out of 10 from the spot for the Red Devils but his run was brought to an emphatic stop by the flying Darlow.
But the visitors did not allow their heads to drop, unlike at Old Trafford two weeks ago, and breached the final line of defence once again when Fernandes smacked his angled strike high past the past the Magpies keeper after a glorious move down the left.
Wan-Bissaka, on his 50th appearance for the club, produced an equally thunderous finish from the right before Rashford slotted in a well deserved goal for himself.
The England striker, 22, without his familiar strike partners Anthony Martial and Mason Greenwood, once again produced a very mature display.
More to follow.
Player of the match
RashfordMarcus Rashford
Newcastle United
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Squad number26Player nameDarlow
Average rating6.46
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Squad number10Player nameSaint-Maximin
Average rating5.59
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Squad number13Player nameC Wilson
Average rating5.17
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Squad number15Player nameLewis
Average rating5.06
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Squad number18Player nameFernández
Average rating5.00
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Squad number8Player nameShelvey
Average rating4.95
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Squad number17Player nameKrafth
Average rating4.89
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Squad number6Player nameLascelles
Average rating4.71
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Squad number16Player nameHendrick
Average rating4.63
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Squad number14Player nameHayden
Average rating4.63
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Squad number5Player nameSchär
Average rating4.58
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Squad number21Player nameFraser
Average rating4.57
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Squad number24Player nameAlmirón
Average rating4.47
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Squad number9Player nameJoelinton
Average rating3.86
Manchester United
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Squad number10Player nameRashfordAverage rating
7.74
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Squad number8Player nameMataAverage rating
7.53
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Squad number18Player nameBruno FernandesAverage rating
7.50
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Squad number29Player nameWan-BissakaAverage rating
7.05
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Squad number34Player namevan de BeekAverage rating
6.96
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Squad number1Player namede GeaAverage rating
6.76
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Squad number5Player nameMaguireAverage rating
6.62
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Squad number39Player nameMcTominayAverage rating
6.22
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Squad number2Player nameLindelöfAverage rating
5.98
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Squad number17Player nameFredAverage rating
5.83
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Squad number21Player nameJamesAverage rating
5.80
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Squad number23Player nameShawAverage rating
5.49
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Squad number31Player nameMaticAverage rating
5.48
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Squad number6Player namePogbaAverage rating
5.37
Line-ups
Newcastle
- 26Darlow
- 17KrafthBooked at 67mins
- 6Lascelles
- 18Fernández
- 15Lewis
- 14HaydenSubstituted forSchärat 49′minutes
- 9JoelintonSubstituted forFraserat 72′minutes
- 8Shelvey
- 16HendrickSubstituted forAlmirónat 88′minutes
- 10Saint-Maximin
- 13C Wilson
Substitutes
- 5Schär
- 7Carroll
- 19Manquillo
- 21Fraser
- 23Murphy
- 24Almirón
- 29Gillespie
Man Utd
- 1de Gea
- 29Wan-Bissaka
- 2Lindelöf
- 5Maguire
- 23Shaw
- 39McTominay
- 17FredSubstituted forPogbaat 69′minutes
- 8MataSubstituted forMaticat 90+2′minutes
- 18Bruno Fernandes
- 21JamesBooked at 37minsSubstituted forvan de Beekat 76′minutes
- 10Rashford
Substitutes
- 3Bailly
- 6Pogba
- 25Ighalo
- 26Henderson
- 27Telles
- 31Matic
- 34van de Beek
- Referee:
- Craig Pawson
Match Stats
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Match ends, Newcastle United 1, Manchester United 4.
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Second Half ends, Newcastle United 1, Manchester United 4.
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Goal! Newcastle United 1, Manchester United 4. Marcus Rashford (Manchester United) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes with a through ball.
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Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Federico Fernández.
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Attempt blocked. Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Donny van de Beek.
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Foul by Harry Maguire (Manchester United).
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Callum Wilson (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Substitution, Manchester United. Nemanja Matic replaces Juan Mata.
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Goal! Newcastle United 1, Manchester United 3. Aaron Wan-Bissaka (Manchester United) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Marcus Rashford.
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Substitution, Newcastle United. Miguel Almirón replaces Jeff Hendrick.
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Goal! Newcastle United 1, Manchester United 2. Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left to the top right corner. Assisted by Marcus Rashford following a fast break.
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Foul by Paul Pogba (Manchester United).
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Callum Wilson (Newcastle United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
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Foul by Donny van de Beek (Manchester United).
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Jeff Hendrick (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Attempt missed. Harry Maguire (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Paul Pogba.
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Substitution, Manchester United. Donny van de Beek replaces Daniel James.
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Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
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Foul by Fabian Schär (Newcastle United).
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Substitution, Newcastle United. Ryan Fraser replaces Joelinton.