Manchester United were on the receiving end of a 1-0 defeat against Newcastle after a lacklustre display at St James’ Park.
The Reds struggled to convert any of their chances – not that we had many clearcut – and Newcastle dominated throughout and deserved to take three points from the game.
Anthony Gordon scored the only goal as Aaron Wan-Bissaka left him in on his own at the back post.
Here are our player ratings.
Andre Onana – 5
A topic of conversation ahead of the match, Onana responded well to his mistakes in Istanbul. Denied Miguel Almiron when I thought the ball was hitting the back of the net, though I’ve seen his kicking better.
Aaron Wan-Bissaka – 3
Busy evening but at fault for Gordon’s goal.
Harry Maguire – 6
Brilliant in the first half when Newcastle started with bombard United with pressure. Made some crucial blocks.
Luke Shaw – 5
Did well at centre-back. We’ve missed him.
Diogo Dalot – 2
Had an absolute shocker defensively and offered nothing in attack.
Kobbie Mainoo – 5
Calm on the ball while many of his team-mates act like the ball is a hot potato.
Scott McTominay – 2
Happy to hide behind shadows and failed to track runners. Touched the ball 30 times throughout the game. Awful.
Marcus Rashford – 2
Showed no fight or desire and didn’t look keen on having to defend. Lucky to be starting games at the moment.
Bruno Fernandes – 4
Didn’t have much of an impact on the game, but some of Bruno’s through balls down the left to Garnacho were sublime.
Alejandro Garnacho – 4
United’s biggest threat, but not one of his better games.
Anthony Martial – 2
Rightly berated by his manager. Couldn’t be arsed to track his man. Eventually hooked off.
Subs
Rasmus Hojlund – 5
A presence up top, as per, but I fear he’s still not 100% after his recent hamstring injury.
Antony – 6
Unlucky to have a goal ruled out because Maguire got in the way before the ball crossed the line.
Sergio Reguilon – 5
Positive impact from the bench.
Sofyan Amrabat – 4
Replaced Mainoo and did well to protect the defence against Newcastle’s pressure. Sloppy passing.
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