It was Al over!
De Gea 6; Young 5, Smalling 5, Bailly 4 (Mata (19th) 7), Shaw 6; McTominay 5 (Fellaini (46th) 6), Matic 5, Pogba 8; Rashford 5 (Sanchez (67th) 6), Lukaku 7, Martial 7
MOURINHO was rescued last night e players with whom he has been spute – Paul Pogba and Alexis ez.
hester United fought back from being two win a dramatic match with a last-minute by substitute Sanchez from an Ashley Young
ogba was outstanding in inspiring a recovery aw Juan Mata and Anthony Martial also hit et. ited ended a run of four matches without a a night of drama at Old Trafford. was heartbreak for Newcastle, who started y but at the end were still seeking their first he season. by Manchester United’s colourful standards, ches at Old Trafford have had such a dramatic p as this one. ation on Mourinho’s future was raging out of with claims and counter-claims about the boss being sacked or quitting. ublic fallouts with some of his players also e question of how determined his team would n this vital match. he answer for the first few minutes seemed to he Red Devils were up for it. was just for a few minutes – eight in fact. ow long it took for Newcastle to take the lead. ithin another two minutes, the Geordies had gain.
, with captain Antonio Valencia axed after to apologise for inadvertently liking an urinho tweet during the week, were a e shambles again.
A pass from Ayoze Perez saw Kenedy easily turn inside Young, the captain in Valencia’s absence, and finish superbly with his left foot into the corner of the net.
And almost immediately Eric Bailly missed a long ball delivered by Jonjo Shelvey and Yoshinori Muto – on his first Premier League start – cracked home a left-foot strike on the turn. Mourinho reacted by substituting Bailly after only 19 minutes with Mata coming on nd Scott McTominay dropping into the ck-four from midfield. at was just a minute after David De Gea had to a flying save to deny Shelvey. should have pulled one back in the 22nd but Marcus Rashford sent a diving header m Romelu Lukaku’s superb cross. stle should then have increased their lead uto had a close-range chance, only for De Gea out his header. who was switched to the centre of the defence ell, had a shot saved after a one-two with
nited had a strong shout for a penalty turned hen Perez appeared to handle. nho sprinted to the dressing room at the break galvanise his players and at the start of the half Toon keeper Martin Dubravka made a e from a deflected Pogba drive. e United boss showed his exasperation when d missed another chance, heading over from excellent cross. no surprise when the England striker was d by Sanchez in the 67th minute. ree minutes later United finally scored with a ata free-kick after Mo Diame had fouled
vka then had to make saves in quick on from Marourane Fellaini and Chris g as the pressure on Newcastle – watched by ar owner Mike Ashley – told in the 76th when Martial drove home the equaliser after neat flick from Pogba.
Sanchez had the final say to shatter the s and change the mood at Old Trafford.
Dubravka 7; Yedlin 6, Lascelles 7, Fernandez 6, Manquillo 6; Ritchie 6, Shelvey 7, Diame 7, Kenedy 7 (Murphy (68th) 5); Perez 6 (Joselu 88th), Muto 7 (Atsu 78th) Paul Pogba A Taylor Chelsea, Oct 20 (A) Brighton, Oct 20 (H)