Manchester United XI
Allan Saint-Maximin is the first ever player to score against Ralf Rangnick’s Man Utd in the Premier League.
10 + 10 - Since joining prior to the 2019-20 campaign, Allan Saint-Maximin is the only NUFC player in double figures for goals (10) and assists (11) in the Premier League. Gucci.
All of Allan Saint-Maximin’s four Premier League goals this season have come on home soil:
vs. Southampton
vs. Leeds
vs. Brentford
vs. Man Utd
Home comforts.
Allan Saint-Maximin has set a new PB for goals scored in a Premier League season:
19/20:
20/21:
21/22:
He’s finally scored more than three.
Edinson Cavani has now scored six goals as a substitute since the start of last season, at least two more than any other player in that timeframe.
United’s super sub delivers again.
6 - Edinson Cavani has scored six goals in 17 appearances in the Premier League for Man utd as a substitute, with only four players scoring more such goals for the club: Ole Gunnar Solskjaer (17), Chicharito (14), Marcus Rashford (9) and Anthony Martial (8). Super.
Game is over and the final score is Newcastle 1**-**1 Man Utd. Here is the match report.
1 - 1
Saint-Maximin (6’)
Cavani (70’)
Newcastle XI: Dubravka, Shelvey, Callum Wilson, Schar, Fraser, Krafth, Lascelles, Manquillo, Saint-Maximin, Joelinton, S. Longstaff
Subs: M. Gillespie, Hendrick, Gayle, Almiron, F. Woodman, J.Murphy, E. Anderson, J. White
Man Utd XI: Ronaldo, De Gea, Alex Telles, Varane, Maguire, Fred, Bruno Fernandes, Dalot, Rashford, McTominay, Greenwood
Subs: Cavani, Matic, Jones, Shaw, Dean Henderson, Van de Beek, Sancho, Wan-Bissaka, A. Elanga
DLDWLLLD
Eddie Howe’s wait for a second win as Newcastle manager goes on…
But he can feel hard done by after his side’s performance against Man Utd
Lots of positives to take.
Newcastle are the first team to take points off Ralf Rangnick’s Man Utd in the Premier League this season.
They almost came away with all three.
Allan Saint-Maximin produced as many shots on target as the entire Man Utd team combined this evening (4).
19 - Newcastle have dropped more points from winning positions than any other team in the Premier League this season (19). Indeed, they have only won one of the nine league games in which they have scored first in this season (D5 L3). Focus.
Joelinton’s game by numbers for Newcastle vs. Man Utd:
63 touches
11 ball recoveries (most)
8 duels won
6 final third entries
4 tackles
4 interceptions (most)
3 chances created (=most)
2 shots
2 blocks
2 fouls won
1 take-on completed
Getting better with every game.
No Man Utd player recorded more touches inside the opposition box against Newcastle than Edinson Cavani (4).
He only came on at half-time.
19 points off league leaders Man City
Seven points off fourth place
Struggled against relegation-battling Newcastle
Rough return for Manchester United