Manchester United 3-1 Newcastle LIVE! Premier League result, match stream - Rashford, Fernandes, James goals

Manchester United vs Newcastle LIVE!

Marcus Rashford, Dan James and Bruno Fernandes were on the scoresheet as Man United saw off Newcastle 3-1 despite a sub-par performance at Old Trafford.

United move back into second spot on 49 points from 25 games, 10 behind leaders Manchester City and ahead of third-placed Leicester City on goal difference. Newcastle stay 17th on 25 points, three ahead of Fulham who occupy the last relegation spot, after an eighth league defeat in 10 games.

Rashford fired United ahead out of the blue in the 30th minute when he twice beat defender Emil Krafth with neat footwork before firing a crisp low shot past goalkeeper Karl Darlow inside the near post.

The visitors, who had looked more likely to break the deadlock, hit back six minutes later when Allan Saint-Maximin took advantage of a poor clearance by Harry Maguire and swept the ball into the roof of the net.

United still looked unconvincing in the early stages of the second half but struck from out of nowhere in the 57th minute as a Nemanja Matic pass was touched on by Fernandes to James who rifled the ball past Darlow from eight metres.

Fernandes sealed United’s win with a 74th-minute penalty awarded when Joe Willock tripped Rashford after he bamboozled the Newcastle player with sublime close control in the area.