Manchester Untied 3, Newcastle United 2
Old Trafford, Manchester
For Jose Mourinho seeing his side netting a valuable win, not only he sees the bad streak being shaken off at home but also sees a little insurance and a vote of confidence of keeping his job at the head of the Red Devils.
By netting, an important and valuable win after his side showing off his old magic with a come from behind rally from a determined Newcastle United looking at any cost the win and upset in the Theater of Dreams.
However not everything looked wondrous for the Portuguese and his side early in the match, when they fell prey to an inspired and initiative riddled Magpies that since the get go started causing havoc on the posts defended successfully by David De Gea.
Still these Geordies came prepared and ready to start adding points to their cause, with an early score with just minutes into the game when Ayotze Perez pas to a wide open and opportune Kenedy to score the Geordies first goal in the 7’ minute.
No later than three minutes passed by when once again the dominance of the visitors was so intense and despite Mou repeated protests to the fourth official, a nice move inside the area by Jonjo Shlevey finding a wide-open Yoshinori Muto.
As the Japanese with a nice move and turn his shoot beat an effortless De Gea stretching to stop the ball trajectory and coming short for the Magpies to go up the scoreboard in the 10’ minute and the man from the land of the rising sun scoring his first premiership goal.
As Rafa Benitez and company all around authority in the first half was evidently seen with one arrival after another and putting the likes of Manu goalkeeper to work extra in order to prevent his posts falling prey to the hunger of the Geordies strikers.
Going into halftime the lead taken by the visiting Toon Boys and the possible win separated by just 45 minutes of the second half and knowingly of a possible revival of the Trafford side, was somehow a concern for the Geordies manager.
One thing he had in mind or envisioned was the rally and meltdown of his initial eleven in the second half-felling prey to the push and magic game of the Manu boys felling the pressure from their faithful of not dropping another heartbreaker at home.
With all the right moves performed by Jose Mourinho with his substitutions with Juan Mata coming in the 19’, followed by Marouanne Fellaini 45’ and later Alexis Sanchez 67’ became vital in the Portuguese comeback.
The first goal came in the 70’ minute after the locals turned the game in their favor when Juan Mata send a volley inside the Newcastle posts and putting the game within a one goal difference by the Magpies.
The second score came later and showing an all-around revival by the Trafford side when Paul Pogba pass to Anthony Martial beat he likes of the Geordies keeper Martin Dubravka and put the game even at two goals apiece.
With six minutes after the first goal of the Red Devils, these countered in the 76’ for the tie and with more to come when the game in its agonizing minutes, the 90’ the game winner scored by Alexis Sanchez via a pass from Ashley young.
In the end despite the extra efforts sustained by Mourinho and company, the need to step up teir defense and put more efforts to work in the field are a must is this squad is to see a recovery and all around revival in the end.
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