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Which Newcastle player 'completely outplayed' Man U and which was 'truly world-class'

Bruno Guimaraes holds off Christian Eriksen <i>(Image: Martin Rickett/PA)</i>
Bruno Guimaraes holds off Christian Eriksen (Image: Martin Rickett/PA)

How did the players fare in Newcastle United’s 2-0 win at Manchester United?


MAN UTD (3-4-3):

Onana 4; de Ligt 4 (Antony 83), Maguire 5, Martinez 3 (Yoro 64, 4); Mazraoui 5, Eriksen 4, Casemiro 3 (Garnacho 64, 5), Dalot 4; Amad 5, Hojlund 4, Zirkzee 3 (MAINOO 33, 5).

Subs (not used): Bayindir (gk), Malacia, Kukonki, Collyer, Rashford.


NEWCASTLE (4-3-3):

7 Dubravka: Had surprisingly little to do in terms of making saves, but was coolness personified with the ball at his feet

7 Trippier: Put in a solid defensive shift down the right-hand side before an injury issue forced him off just before the hour mark

7 Schar: Kept the Manchester United defence quiet for the most part, but almost handed the home side a route back into the game with an errant first-half pass

8 Burn: Superb at the heart of the Newcastle defence, particularly in the second half when Man Utd briefly threatened to get back into the game

8 Hall: Excellent once again on the overlap on the left-hand side – his ball into the middle set up Isak’s opener

9 GUIMARAES: Ran the game from the heart of midfield and completely dominated Man Utd’s pedestrian central midfielders

8 Tonali: Another superb showing in his deep-lying role – has looked truly world-class in the last month or so

8 Joelinton: Powered his way through the Man Utd midfield and scored with a thumping first-half header

7 Murphy: Was a big part of Newcastle’s first-half dominance with his runs down the right causing a series of problems

8 Isak: Maintained his sensational recent scoring run as he headed home another early opener

8 Gordon: Asked a lot of questions down Newcastle’s left-hand side and delivered the cross for Joelinton’s headed goal


Subs:

7 Livramento (for Trippier, 58): Kept Newcastle moving forward down the right in the final half-hour of the game

Willock (for Gordon, 85)

Barnes (for Murphy, 85)

(not used): Vlachodimos (gk), Kelly, Longstaff, Almiron, Miley, Osula.


Man Of The Match: BRUNO GUIMARAES – The extent to which the Brazilian completely outplayed Manchester United’s midfielders was remarkable.