Man United 0-2 Newcastle: Highlights, man of the match, stats as Ruben Amorim's Red Devils suffer Premier League worst

Manchester United mislaid 3 consecutive location league matches for the archetypal clip successful the Premier League epoch arsenic Newcastle United deservedly ran retired 2-0 winners astatine Old Trafford connected Monday evening.

An unwanted 60-year grounds was breached for Man United during an appalling archetypal fractional from Ruben Amorim's side, who became the archetypal Red Devils squad since 1964 to concede arsenic galore arsenic 18 goals successful a azygous month.

Alexander Isak and Joelinton bullied the Red Devils' defenders successful the aerial to springiness the merciless Magpies a steadfast lead, and specified was the pitiful quality of Man United's show that Joshua Zirkzee was substituted successful the 33rd infinitesimal to cheers from the Old Trafford faithful.

The instauration of the effervescent Kobbie Mainoo for a dejected Zirkzee did respire caller beingness into the hosts, but not capable to hole their toothlessness successful attack, and Newcastle ne'er looked successful immoderate existent information of throwing it away.

While Newcastle stay 5th successful the Premier League rankings, the spread to fourth-placed Chelsea - who mislaid 2-0 astatine Ipswich Town - is present conscionable 3 points, portion 14th-placed Man United are conscionable 7 points wide of the relegation zone.

SPORTS MOLE'S VERDICT

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So, Erik 10 Hag anyone?

Much similar the leaky Old Trafford roof, determination was ne'er going to beryllium a speedy hole to the messiness that Man United find themselves successful - nary bully sugar-coating it, the Red Devils are successful a messiness - and Amorim supra each other knew that amended than anyone erstwhile helium agreed to this project.

However, to usage the age-old cliche, it truly was men against boys successful the archetypal fractional of Monday's affair, wherever the ageing midfield of Casemiro and Christian Eriksen were bypassed easy and Martinez hugely fto himself down astatine the back.

Zirkzee's premature substitution lone added to the second-hand embarrassment the location assemblage indispensable person felt, and adjacent though the Mainoo-reinforced hosts looked overmuch little mislaid successful the 2nd period, the dice was formed aboriginal connected arsenic their losing tally successful each tournaments stretched to 4 matches.

As Man United combat their combat successful the little echelons of the array - immoderate mightiness accidental they are successful a relegation scrap - Eddie Howe's Newcastle were everything the hosts were not connected the night; well-drilled, confident, motivated and, astir importantly, possessing the content that they would win.

A instrumentality to the Europa League surely beckons for the Magpies astatine the precise least, and if Chelsea's plight continues successful the coming weeks, a Champions League complaint surely cannot beryllium retired of the question either.

MAN UNITED VS. NEWCASTLE HIGHLIGHTS

Alexander Isak extremity vs. Man United (4th min, Man United 0-1 Newcastle)

Erling Haaland who? Magpies marksman Isak is the Scandinavian sensation taking the Premier League by tempest close now, arsenic helium extends his top-flight scoring streak to six games!

Bruno Guimaraes sprays a delightful agelong walk retired to Lewis Hall connected the left, and the full-back's transportation takes a flimsy deflection disconnected of Noussair Mazraoui, which helps the shot connected its mode to Isak.

Harry Maguire is staring into space, Lisandro Martinez is excessively acold back, and Isak has each the clip successful the satellite to nonstop a slug header into the crushed and into the net.

Joelinton extremity vs. Man United (19th min, Man United 0-2 Newcastle)

A thoroughly deserved second, but 1 that is clouded successful a small spot of controversy! Newcastle play done the non-existent Man United midfield with full easiness and yet enactment the shot to Anthony Gordon connected the left.

The winger's inswinging transverse is met by Joelinton, who outmuscles and outjumps Martinez to motion the shot home, but did helium usage his arm?

The replays suggest so, but the constituent of interaction indispensable person been supra the threshold oregon cut-off point; immoderate you privation to telephone it, the extremity is given.

MAN OF THE MATCH - LEWIS HALL

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As Hall's delicate transverse for Isak took a deflection connected its mode to the striker, the defender was not officially credited with the assist, but instrumentality thing distant from different show good beyond the 20-year-old's years.

Hall was a perpetual attacking threat, having 3 shots and drafting 2 fouls, portion besides making a clearance disconnected the enactment to debar a nervy decorativeness for the Champions League chasers.

MAN UNITED VS. NEWCASTLE MATCH STATS

Possession: Man United 53%-47% Newcastle
Shots: Man United 10-12 Newcastle
Shots connected target: Man United 1-4 Newcastle
Corners: Man United 2-3 Newcastle
Fouls: Man United 13-8 Newcastle

BEST STATS

18 - Manchester United person conceded 18 goals successful each competitions successful December, their astir successful a azygous period since March 1964 (also 18). Leak. pic.twitter.com/gWvIHDHUBu

Wow...#MUNNEW pic.twitter.com/3koRsBwOv5

WHAT NEXT?

An off-colour Man United could hardly beryllium opening 2025 with a brace of much challenging assignments; they caput to runaway leaders Liverpool connected January 5 earlier an FA Cup third-round day with Arsenal 7 days later.

Coincidentally, Newcastle besides look the Gunners successful their 2nd crippled of the New Year - an EFL Cup semi-final archetypal limb connected January 7 - anterior to which they look a daunting Premier League day of their ain astatine Tottenham Hotspur connected Saturday.

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