Manchester United host Newcastle United in the Premier League this evening, with the home side desperate for three points as they look to rise from 14th in the table.
Ruben Amorim’s team has fallen to embarrassing defeats to Bournemouth and Wolves over the last two matches, and the Portuguese has just two wins in the league so far during his tenure. And United face a Newcastle side who have found form in recent weeks, with consecutive 4-0 wins followed by a 3-0 victory over Aston Villa last time out.
After a mixed start to the season, the Magpies find themselves in seventh ahead of kick-off, with the potential to move into fifth if they grab three points tonight. And with the recent form of both sides, Newcastle have rarely had a better chance to earn a first league win at Old Trafford since 2013. Follow all the latest updates from Old Trafford below:
FT – Man Utd 0-2 Newcastle
A quiet enough second half with Newcastle opting for control for the most part, and Man United utterly unable to raise their level to anything beyond a few crosses.
Newcastle claim a fourth straight victory and a fourth straight clean sheet, lifting them above Bournemouth and Man City back up to fifth – three points off Chelsea.
As for Man United, another shocking first-half showing leaves them 14th in the table, three straight defeats to their name and a trip to Anfield and league-leaders Liverpool next. Their fans – the ones who are left – boo the full-time whistle once more and 2024 comes to a dreadful end for them.
90’ – Man Utd 0-2 Newcastle
Into stoppage time we go – to keep you up to date, Ipswich have beaten Chelsea. That means Manchester United are now down to only seven points above the relegation zone. Newcastle are going fifth, back above Man City.
Three minutes added on and lots of Man United fans have already left.
86’ – Man Utd 0-2 Newcastle
Antony on for De Ligt. Mazraoui goes to right-sided centre-back – a third combination for the defence tonight. A more attack-minded wing-back, however, which has probably been required.
United have a few minutes left to mount an improbable late comeback.
Harvey Barnes comes on for Newcastle, as does Joe Willock, with Gordon and Murphy replaced.
82’ – Man Utd 0-2 Newcastle
Newcastle fans entertain themselves telling Ruben Amorim “you’re getting sacked in the morning”. Might be a bit early for that but things do have to pick up.
Fabian Schar is being booked for hauling down Hojlund and that’s a costly one – a suspension against Spurs. Needed to get through this game without a yellow to get past the 19-match barrier.
After tonight it’s ten yellows in 32 games for a two-match ban.
78’ – Man Utd 0-2 Newcastle
Nothing much of anything at all in the last ten minutes from Manchester United. As it stands they are heading not just for a third defeat in a row in the Premier League, but for a third in a row while failing to score too.
It’ll be five defeats in six – the outlier being that late turnaround against Man City, of all things.
74’ – Man Utd 0-2 Newcastle
That’s the closest United have come to scoring tonight. An Eriksen corner is met by Yoro and he rises well to nod towards Dubravka’s far post…but just a foot or two wide.
Richard Jolly:
“As tends to be the case, the cameras have panned to the Manchester United brains trust and picked out Jason Wilcox, the technical manager. It hasn’t been a great few weeks for the managers he has played a part in appointing. The other was Russell Martin. At least the second half has indicated Amorim can reorganise a side after the shambles at the start.”
70’ – Man Utd 0-2 Newcastle
Newcastle seem to have a bit more control of the game again now. Man United’s spell was about 15 minutes, maybe 20, or improvement but not dominance, and certainly not creating anything of note themselves.
Now Hall fires one over, Isak makes ground down the right again, Joelinton probes centrally and Man United are back to chasing shadows. Isak has been different class tonight. 20 minutes remaining.
66’ – Man Utd 0-2 Newcastle
Leny Yoro and Alejandro Garnacho are on for Martinez and Casemiro. Not a great two-thirds of a night for a stand-in skipper, at least partly at fault for both goals.
Hall swings a free-kick over from the right flank, left-footed, but United clear.
62’ – Man Utd 0-2 Newcastle
Isak hauled down by Martinez after showing good power to get away from two players – the United captain for the night is booked.
Under half an hour now for them to mount a response and comeback and no real sign of it yet, even if Newcastle aren’t as full-on and scything through them as they were.
58’ – Man Utd 0-2 Newcastle
Newcastle sub – Kieran Trippier appears to have hurt his hamstring and he’s going off. Tino Livramento comes on.
Richard Jolly: “Manchester United have at least had more stability since Kobbie Mainoo came on, even if that rather suggests he should have started. They have had a couple of good chances, too, and Casemiro perhaps ought to have scored on the stroke of half-time. It remains to be seen if they gamble on trying to get a point and risk a rout, or settle for a 2-0 loss.”