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With a 3-1 lead, Manchester United was forced to draw by Galatasaray away from home, and the group is already very serious to qualify, except for Bayern, we have to hope that the other two teams will not be able to distinguish the winner. Back in the league, the Red Devils came to St James' Park to face Newcastle United, Gordon scored the only goal of the game, Antony was drawn in the last minute of the game, and Manchester United hated the devil 0-1.
Newcastle are also in the Champions League in midweek, and the Magpies were held to a stoppage-time draw by Paris, making it difficult for the group to qualify. However, Newcastle's home record this season is very ferocious, Manchester City, Arsenal, Chelsea all lost away, and in the fourth round of the League Cup, Manchester United was officially eliminated by the Magpies.
Onana used a 4-2-3-1 system in this game: Garnacho, Rashford and Anthony Martial formed the front trident;B Fei as a forward midfielder;Maynoo, McTominay double midfield;Luke Shaw made a cameo appearance at centre-back alongside Harry Maguire, Aaron Wan-Bissaka and Luke Shaw in defenceStanding in front of the door was still Onana. The injury situation for Newcastle remains severe, but the likes of Guimaraes, Joelinton, Almiron, Gordon, Isak and Kieran Trippier are still in the starting line-up.
The Reds defence took the lead after the opening, first in the sixth minute, Onana went straight into the corner to save the air;Then Diogo Dalot came close to an own goal in the ninth minuteHowever, the first threatening shot on goal also came from Manchester United, in the 11th minute, Fernandes broke free from the middle circle and sent a precise through ball, Garnacho used his speed to shake off Trippier's defense and fired a low shot from a tight angle that was blocked by PopeAnd that turned out to be United's only attack in the first half.
In the 16th minute, Joelinton broke away from the defense and cut into the penalty area to knock back the triangle, Almiron shot low in front of the goal, Onana fell to the ground to save the ball;One minute later, Guimaraes fired a long-range shot from the top of the arc that was too powerful and went over the crossbarIn the 19th minute, Guimaraes cut through the Manchester United backline, Kieran Trippier cut in a cross on the right flank, Wan-Bissaka cleared the ball but didn't go far, and Isak's close-range shot went wide.
In the 34th minute, Almiron held the ball on the right side and broke through the inward cut to shoot into the far corner, and the ball went over the crossbar againNewcastle's attack is wave after wave, and Manchester United have no good way but to defend passively;In the 38th minute, Kieran Trippier took a free kick and headed straight for goal, Onana did not react, but unfortunately the ball hit the crossbar and bounced off. United had just two shots on goal in the first half, compared to Newcastle's 11, with the Magpies almost keeping the Red Devils at bay.
Newcastle's successive attacks and high pressing gradually made Manchester United unable to resist, and in the 55th minute of the second halfLuke Shaw's ball at the back was broken, Guimaraes passed diagonally, Trippier crossed on the right, and Gordon at the back post flanked and pushed into the net, 0:1!Newcastle finally broke the deadlock, with Gordon now scoring six goals and three assists this season, and if that trend continues, he could be in the squad for next year's European Championships.
Seeing that he was behind, Ten Hag had to make adjustments, and Hoylen and Antony were replaced by Marcus Rashford and Anthony who had barely contributedHowever, Manchester United's offensive side is still a pool of stagnant water, in the 78th minute, Newcastle attack again, Joelinton broke through the left side of the bottom cross, Milley volleyed in the middle, Wan-Bissaka completed the limit clearance in front of the goal;In the 81st minute, United got the first corner of the game, Sergio Reguilon shot from distance, Scher responded with a goal-line clearance, and Maguire's second shot was blocked.
In the 89th minute, Luke Shaw crossed from the left, and Anthony's volley in the penalty area hit Maguire** into the net, but unfortunately Maguire was in an offside position, and the goal was naturally blown invalid. In the end, Manchester United lost 0:1 away, ending the three-game winning streak in the league, and the ranking was overtaken by Newcastle and fell to 7th place.