Newcastle heaped misery on Ruben Amorim and Manchester United as they condemned the Red Devils to a fourth straight defeat on Monday night.
The signs were ominous from the outset as Newcastle instantly asserted themselves in the game and took no more than three minutes to open the scoring. Alexander Isak scored for a sixth successive Premier League game when he headed in an unchallenged Lewis Hall cross.
The visitors’ midfield has become arguably the best in the division, and United’s aging pivot had no answers. Newcastle were absolutely dominant, and Isak missed a great chance to double their lead before Joelinton made it clear on 19 minutes.
Joshua Zirkzee’s withdrawal after 30 minutes was a stark indictment of United’s woeful display (and Amorim’s strange team selection), but the hosts had a couple of glimmers towards the end of the first part. Rasmus Hojlund and Casemiro spurned good chances to bring the Red Devils back into the game from scratch.
There was more composure in the second period as United finally settled into the contest and saw more of Martin Dubravka’s goal. Harry Maguire hit the post and Matthijs de Ligt had an effort blocked in the same sequence before substitute Leny Yoro headed wide from Christian Eriksen’s corner.
Despite the surge, Newcastle were able to keep the Red Devils at bay and they were able to hold on relatively comfortably for a rare league win at Old Trafford, only their third since 1972.
Chelsea defeat at Ipswich it means Eddie Howe’s side are just three points behind the fourth-placed Blues.
|
player |
Valuation |
|---|---|
|
GC: Andrew Onan |
6.0/10 |
|
CB: Matthijs de Ligt |
6.3/10 |
|
CB: Harry Maguire |
6.9/10 |
|
CB: Lisandro Martinez |
6.1/10 |
|
RWB: Noussair Mazraoui |
6.5/10 |
|
CM: Casemiro |
7.2/10 |
|
CM: Christian Eriksen |
7.2/10 |
|
LWB: Diogo Dalot |
6.9/10 |
|
RF: Amad Diallo |
6.3/10 |
|
ST: Rasmus Hojlund |
5.6/10 |
|
LF: Joshua Zirkzee |
6.2/10 |
|
SUB: Kobbie Mainoo (33′ for Zirkzee) |
7.0/10 |
|
SUB: Leny Yoro (64′ for MartÃnez) |
6.3/10 |
|
SUB: Alejandro Garnacho (64′ for Casemiro) |
6.0/10 |
|
SUB: Antony (83′ for De Ligt) |
N/A |
Subs not used: Altay Bayindir (GK), Jonny Evans, Toby, Collyer, Godwilll Kukonki, Tyrell Malacia, Marcus Rashford.
|
player |
Valuation |
|---|---|
|
GC: Martin Dubravka |
7.1/10 |
|
RB: Kieran Trippier |
7.3/10 |
|
CB: Fabian Schar |
7.3/10 |
|
CB: Dan Burns |
7.8/10 |
|
LB: Lewis Hall |
7.7/10 |
|
CM: Bruno Guimaraes |
7.3/10 |
|
CM: Sandro Tonali |
6.7/10 |
|
CM: Joelinton |
8.3/10 |
|
RW: Jacob Murphy |
6.8/10 |
|
ST: Alexandre Isak |
8.1/10 |
|
LW: Anthony Gordon |
8.0/10 |
|
SUB: Tino Livramento (58′ for Trippier) |
6.7/10 |
|
SUB: Joe Willock (85′ for Murphy) |
N/A |
|
SUB: Harvey Barnes (85′ for Gordon) |
N/A |
Subs not used: Odisseas Vlachodimos (GK), Lloyd Kelly, Lewis Miley, Sean Longstaff, Miguel Almiron, William Osula.
