CRISTIANO RONALDO is BACK at Old Trafford – and doing what he does best.
CR7 took just 45 minutes to net his first goal back in red, pouncing on a rebound to send the home faithful wild.
And despite Toon levelling, Ronaldo wasn’t to be denied as he fired United back into the lead before Bruno Fernandes and Jesse Lingard netted late.
- Final score: Man Utd 4-1 Newcastle
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FULL-TIME: MAN UTD 4-1 NEWCASTLE
A real statement of intent from the home side. Cristiano Ronaldo bags a brace, Bruno scores a screamer and Lingard puts the icing on the cake.
What a day for Man Utd at Old Trafford.
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MAN UTD 4-1 NEWCASTLE
JESSE LINGARD FINISHES OFF AN INCREDIBLE MOVE FROM MAN UTD.
Pogba does superbly to get past a couple of players on the edge of the area, combines with van de Beek, plays it through to Martial who dummies it and Lingard takes it in his stride and finishes it superbly. A sublime goal.
MAN UTD 3-1 NEWCASTLE
90 – Three minutes added on. It’s all Man Utd now as they go in search of a fourth. Newcastle starting to look dead and buried here.
MAN UTD 3-1 NEWCASTLE
88 – van de Beek has a couple of good touches and gets a big cheer from the Old Trafford faithful. He’s struggling for minutes, but is certainly appreciated by the fans.
Joelinton looks like he’s either suffering from cramp or has picked up a little knock.
MAN UTD 3-1 NEWCASTLE
86 – NEWCASTLE SUB:
OFF: Joe Willock.
ON: Jeff Hendrick.
Just five minutes to go and it would be a very big ask for Newcastle to get anything out of the game now, but Steve Bruce can look to preserve his side’s dignity and ensure they don’t lose by a bigger margin.
MAN UTD 3-1 NEWCASTLE
85 – MAN UTD SUBS:
OFF: Bruno Fernandes, Mason Greenwood.
ON: Donny van de Beek, Anthony Martial.
Donny van de Beek features for the first time in the Premier League this season. Lingard goes out right and Martial plays wide left.
Five minutes to go.
MAN UTD 3-1 NEWCASTLE
83 – NEWCASTLE SUBSTITUTION:
OFF: Ciaran Clark.
ON: Jamal Lewis.
Steve Bruce shuffles the pack in an attempt to get something out of the game.
MAN UTD 3-1 NEWCASTLE
82 – What a hit that was. Bruno Fernandes is absolutely delighted with himself. He was Ronaldo was taking all the headlihnes and he took it personally.
Absolutely nothing Woodman could have done about that, it was a thunderbolt.
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MAN UTD 3-1 NEWCASTLE
BRUNO FERNANDES FINDS THE BACK OF THE NET!
It’s a wonderstrike from Fernandes, who bends one into the back of the net from 30 yards. WHAT A HIT!
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MAN UTD 2-1 NEWCASTLE
78 – Shaw sends a good looking ball through to Lingard down the left wing and you’d bet on the attacker to make something out of this but the assistant rases his flag. Unlucky from Lingard, who has looked likely.
MAN UTD 2-1 NEWCASTLE
76 – NEWCASTLE SUBSTITUTION:
ON: Jacob Murphy.
OFF: Javi Manquillo.
Newcastle’s goalscorer has been withdrawn in favour of the more attack minded Murphy as the Toon chase an equaliser here at Old Trafford.
MAN UTD 2-1 NEWCASTLE
74 – Ronaldo and Lingard combine well on the left and Lingard’s cross is well blocked for a corner.
Shaw’s corner is cleared but falls to Mason Greenwood, who you would bet to find the back of the net with his left foot from the edge of the box, but it’s blocked and cleared by Newcastle.
MAN UTD 2-1 NEWCASTLE
72 – Man Utd finding themselves getting the ball out wide often and are starting to put quite a lot of balls into the box, which Ronaldo has been trying to get on the end of.
Newcastle defending gallantly, but Ronaldo will want this debut hat-trick…
MAN UTD 2-1 NEWCASTLE
70 – Man Utd once again trying to build up patiently from the edge of the Newcastle box, with the away side extremely deep.
They earn themselves a corner, but it comes to nothing.
MAN UTD 2-1 NEWCASTLE
67 – CLOSE! Far better from Joelinton who breaks into the Man Utd box after a good one-two with Ritchie.
Varane is hot on his tail but Joelinton manages to get a shot off which is straight at De Gea, who punches it out for a corner.
The corner is well cleared and Newcastle look to come again.
MAN UTD 2-1 NEWCASTLE
65 – CLOSE! Sancho and Shaw combine well on the left-wing and Shaw tries to whip the ball across the face of the goal but it’s blocked for a corner.
Shaw takes the corner and Varane’s header is looping but ultimately goes wide.
Man Utd make a substitution and it’s Jesse Lingard coming on for Jadon Sancho.
MAN UTD 2-1 NEWCASTLE
63 – The home side finds themselves once again in the lead and Newcastle don’t really know what’s hit them after the momentum felt like it was starting to shift ever so slightly in their favour.
Lingard is getting ready to come on for Man Utd now. They’re going for the jugular.
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MAN UTD 2-1 NEWCASTLE
CR7 HAS DONE IT AGAIN!
Man Utd break away with Luke Shaw who sends Ronaldo through on goal and he finishes it through Woodman’s legs with his left foot. A fantastic finish.
A debut double for Cristiano Ronaldo!
MAN UTD 1-1 NEWCASTLE
59 – YELLOW CARD! Man Utd are probing again on the edge of the area and Pogba takes a slightly heavy touch and commits a foul
He’s yellow carded as a result, to the delight of the Newcastle fans and the fury of the Man Utd ones.
MAN UTD 1-1 NEWCASTLE
56 – It was a really clinical breakaway from Newcastle, who went from end-to-end in a matter of seconds.
Saint-Maximan absolutely skins Varane to send Manquillo through on goal who takes it extremely well. A superb finish.
The almost break again with Joelinton but Wan-Bissaka robs the ball from him out of nowhere.
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MAN UTD 1-1 NEWCASTLE
Steve Bruce said they wanted to come and spoil the party and that’s exactly what they’re doing! It’s an excellent breakaway from Newcastle who equalise.
Javi Manquillo scores out of nowhere.
MAN UTD 1-0 NEWCASTLE
53 – OOF! Nemanja Matic tries to get in on the action and has a pop from 25 yards, but it goes waaaay over.
MAN UTD 1-0 NEWCASTLE
52 – Some much needed second half possession for Newcastle now after the home side came out of the blocks looking like they mean business.
Joelinton is a little bit isolated up front and looks slightly lost at the moment. Newcastle have shown some good attacking intent at times but he’s struggling to get in on it.
MAN UTD 1-0 NEWCASTLE
50 – Saint-Maximan does well to drive into the Man Utd area but it’s very well defended by Varane, who again shows his class on his Old Trafford debut.
MAN UTD 1-0 NEWCASTLE
48 – Man Utd now probing patiently deep inside the Newcastle half.
Their urgency seems to have dwindled slightly now that they’re a goal to the good and they can be a little be it more patient in their build up.
But one goal from the Magpies would change everything.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
