Manchester United hold on for three points in our final home game of the season.
Kobbie Mainoo’s opener was the difference at the break before a second half that had no shortage of goals.
Newcastle winger Anthony Gordon caused problems for Aaron Wan-Bissaka and equalised within minutes of the half-time restart.
We had lead again through Amad Diallo’s stunning strike, just before the hour, and Rasmus Hojlund scored minutes after coming on.
Lewis Hall curled home from distance to make for a nervy ending.
United hung on to win 3-2.
Without further ado, here are our player ratings:
Andre Onana
Made two saves but his distribution was questionable at times, especially for Gordon’s goal. 6
Aaron Wan-Bissaka
Struggled against Gordon. 5
Casemiro
Much better tonight than in his two previous outings. Made a goal line clearance at 1-0. 7
Jonny Evans
Cool as a breeze against Alexander Isak. 7
Diogo Dalot
Decent performance. Didn’t put a foot wrong, but didn’t pull up any trees either. 6
Sofyan Amrabat
That’s two decent displays back-to-back from the Moroccan. Protected the defence and kept us ticking in the middle. Could make a surprise argument to start the FA Cup final against Man City. 8
Kobbie Mainoo
Opened the scoring and linked up superbly with Fernandes in the middle. Great maturity on the ball. 7
Bruno Fernandes
Made a huge difference to the team as expected. He brought the creativity that we lacked against Crystal Palace and Arsenal. 8
Scott McTominay
Combative without doing a lot. 5
Amad
A threat on the right flank, which is not something we’ve had very often this season. He assisted Mainoo before scoring a beauty. 8
Alejandro Garnacho
Didn’t threaten Trippier enough. 5
Subs
Lisandro Martinez
First appearance in three months. It didn’t take him long to win some aerial duels. 6
Marcus Rashford
Got some much needed minutes under his belt. 5
Rasmus Hojlund
Scored minutes after coming on with a well-taken finish. 7
Christian Eriksen
Didn’t have enough time to have an impact on the game. 5
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