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Pogba Returns With A Victory For Manchester United by vchimezie: 8:51pm On Nov 18, 2017 |
Manchester United came from a goal down to
beat Newcastle 4-1 in the Premier League as
both Paul Pogba and Zlatan Ibrahimovic
returned to action.
The visitors took the lead early on through
Dwight Gayle's tidy finish from inside the box
after fine work by DeAndre Yedlin, but Anthony
Martial levelled with a header from man-of-the-
match Pogba's cross.
Ashley Young then found the head of Chris
Smalling for the hosts' second, before Pogba
capped his comeback with a close-range finish
from Marcus Rashford's clever header across
goal.
Anthony Martial celebrates his 37th-minute
equaliser
Player ratings
Man Utd: De Gea (6), Valencia (6), Lindelof (6),
Smalling (6), Young (7), Matic (7), Pogba (,
Mata (6), Martial (7), Rashford (7), Lukaku (7)
Subs: Fellaini (6), Ibrahimovic (6), Herrera (NA)
Newcastle: Elliot (5), Yedlin (6), Lejeune (5),
Clark (5), Manquillo (5), Ritchie (5), Hayden
(6), Shelvey (6), Murphy (5), Gayle (6), Joselu
(5)
Subs: Diame (5), Aarons (5), Mitrovic (5)
Man of the match: Paul Pogba
Romelu Lukaku ended his seven-game goal
drought by finishing into the roof of the net (70),
and a good day for Man Utd ended with
Ibrahimovic playing 13 minutes after his return
from a lengthy injury.
The result means United stay eight points
behind leaders Manchester City after 12 games,
while Newcastle are 11th, five off the drop zone.
Paul Pogba celebrates during Man Utd's 4-1 win
over Newcastle
Newcastle started the brighter, and were ahead
on 14 minutes. Yedlin's cut back from a fine run
down the right flank fell into the path of Gayle
after Victor Lindelof's costly slip, and the striker
steered the ball in off the far post from 12
yards.
Jacob Murphy struck just wide from an angle
minutes later as Newcastle found gaps in the
hosts' defence, but Martial got Man Utd back on
terms with a far-post header from Pogba's fine
lifted cross from the right.
Team news
Paul Pogba started on his return from long-
term injury, while Zlatan Ibrahimovic was
named on the bench after he was re-signed.
Victor Lindelof and Juan Mata came in, while
Ander Herrera was named on the bench. For
Newcastle, Ciaran Clark and Jacob Murphy
were back in the starting XI.
It was 2-1 on the stroke of half-time through
Smalling, who headed home from close range at
the far post after Young's superb ball from a
short corner.
Isaac Hayden then struck straight at David De
Gea after going one-on-one inside the box, but
it was 3-1 after the break as Pogba cleaned up
from a few yards out after Marcus Rashford's
deft, unselfish header across goal from Lukaku's
cross.
Matt Ritchie takes on Marcus Rashford and Paul
Pogba
De Gea then did well to tip away Murphy's long-
range effort, but Man Utd gained a three-goal
cushion through Lukaku, the striker smashing
into the roof of the goal from 12 yards after a
one-two with Juan Mata.
The Old Trafford crowd gave Ibrahimovic a huge
ovation as he came on with 13 minutes
remaining, and he nearly ended the night with a
goal, only to see his scissor-kick beaten away by
Rob Elliot. |
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