English Premier League
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Goals by Martial 37 minutes ago -
Goals by Pogba 54 minutes ago -
Goals by Lukaku 70 minutes ago -
Goals by Smalling 45 +1 minutes ago
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Goals by System.Collections.Generic.List`1[Mufc.Entities.AwsServiceModels.AwsGoalTime] 14 minutes ago
"I’m not worried at all because I know what I’m doing. I've train hard, sacrificed a lot and it’s my head that’s playing – my knees just need to follow."
"To come back, to play, to see Old Trafford, to see the fans, to score at Old Trafford on my comeback, I feel blessed."
Mourinho: “Paul was different class. What we had in the beginning of the season with Paul and Matic growing up together and being like the engine of the team. We lost a little bit of that because other players are good players but they have different qualities, so [it] was good. I left it in Paul’s hands how many minutes to play until he was feeling just the first feeling of fatigue, so we made that decision at a good time and I think it was a great performance by him.”
“The result, the three points, the performance after the Newcastle goal, that mentality to react without panic and to react in a positive way," the boss told BT Sport. "Obviously the returning of injured players is obviously nice – especially in Zlatan’s case, such a dramatic injury, and to see him back is a great emotion.”
"It feels special," Zlatan told BT Sport. "This is a different day, but the same quality, so I’m not worried at all because I know what I’m doing. I train hard, I've sacrificed a lot and it’s my head that’s playing – my knees just need to follow – so I’m not worried at all.”
“Yes, of course I'm happy with the performance. We won, we got the three points, that’s the most important thing and Zlatan came back, I came back, Marcos came back, so we’re happy.”
10 Ibrahimovic
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Total touches by Ibrahimovic 17
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Total Passes by Ibrahimovic 15
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Passes Completed by Ibrahimovic 12
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Total Shots by Ibrahimovic 1
6 Pogba
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Goals by Pogba 1
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Assists by Pogba 1
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Passes Completed by Pogba 54
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Chances Created by Pogba 2
Manchester United returned to winning ways in the Premier League thanks to a 4-1 success over Newcastle, yet the Magpies caused an upset early on when Dwight Gayle broke the deadlock. The returning Paul Pogba showed his quality to set up Anthony Martial’s equaliser later in the first half, before Chris Smalling put the Reds in front with a head just before half-time. Pogba, making his first appearance since September, then scored to cap his impressive comeback and Romelu Lukaku then smashed home a fourth goal in front of the Stretford End. The biggest cheer of the night was arguably reserved for the appearance of Zlatan Ibrahimovic, who stepped off the bench late on to complete his miraculous return from a serious knee injury.
15 Total Tackles by Manchester United 17 Total Tackles by Newcastle United
12 Successful Tackles by Manchester United 13 Successful Tackles by Newcastle United
0 Key Tackle by Manchester United 0 Key Tackle by Newcastle United
44% Shot Accuracy by Manchester United 42% Shot Accuracy by Newcastle United
16 Total Shots by Manchester United 12 Total Shots by Newcastle United
7 Shots on Target by Manchester United 5 Shots on Target by Newcastle United
617 Total Passes by Manchester United 345 Total Passes by Newcastle United
541 Passes Completed by Manchester United 260 Passes Completed by Newcastle United
76 Unsuccessful Passes by Manchester United 85 Unsuccessful Passes by Newcastle United
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65% Possession by Manchester United 35% Possession by Newcastle United
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809 Total touches by Manchester United 529 Total touches by Newcastle United
The full-time whistle blows at Old Trafford and United have secured a comfortable win thanks to goals from Martial, Smalling, Pogba and Lukaku.
90 MINS
There will be three minutes of added time. Can United find one more goal, possibly for Zlatan?
90 MINS
Ibrahimovic executes an impressive volley at the back post, but his effort is saved by Elliot.
87 MINS
Sir Alex Ferguson is watching on from the stands and it looks like he's enjoyed today's game, despite that dodgy start to the first half. Jose's Reds have showed tremendous character to bounce back from that early concession.
83 MINS
Mourinho's third and final change is made, which means we will not see Rojo tonight.
11 Martial
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Total touches by Martial 58
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Passes Completed by Martial 28
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Total Shots by Martial 3
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Goals by Martial 1
80 MINS
Zlatan takes his first touch in the centre circle and earns another huge cheer from the fans.
78 MINS
Tonight's attendance is announced as 75,035 and it felt like every one of those fans cheered Ibra's appearance... except the away end, of course, although we reckon they were quietly pleased.
Newcastle
Away Team Newcastle- Elliot Shirt number 1
- Yedlin Shirt number 22
- Lejeune Shirt number 20
- Clark Shirt number 2
- Manquillo Shirt number 19
- Murphy Shirt number 7
- Hayden Shirt number 14
- Shelvey Shirt number 8
- Ritchie Shirt number 11
- Gayle Shirt number 9
- Mato Sanmartín Shirt number 21