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👉 A brief summary of the game: What a return to Old Trafford it's been for Ronaldo but most importantly, for the fans.
Newcastle fought hard and made the first half quite frustrating. However, once Ronaldo found the breakthrough before half-time, it was all United's game.
Our defenders persisted well to keep Newcastle's attack at bay (shoutout to DDG for a couple of great saves!) but it was the attackers who stole the show.
Ronaldo scored a brace after HT and it didn't take too long for Bruno to join the party with a fantastic goal to make it 3-1. And just when you thought the game was over, Lingard came off the bench to make it 4-1 with hardly a few minutes remaining.
A memorable game for United fans everywhere. GGMU!
🏁 FULL-TIME!
⚽ GOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAALLLLLLLLL!!!!!!!!! J-Lingz makes it 4-1, we repeat J-LINGZ MAKES IT 4-1!!!
🕐 88' Game is almost done here, United are playing it safe with a 3-1 lead. Newcastle put up a tough fight for what it's worth.
🔄 SUBSTITUTION: Anthony Martial and Donny van de Beek replace Bruno and Greenwood.
🕐 83' The euphoria still hasn't settled in, has it?
💬 Abati via Twitter: "Portuguese day for United at Old Trafford."
⚽ GOOOOOOAAAAAALLLLLLL!!!!! Bruno nets a goal, thanks to an assist from Pogba. His way of saying 'remember me, guys?'
🕐 68' De Gea makes a brilliant save to deny Joelinton.
🔄 SUBSTITUTION: Jesse Lingard replaces Sancho on the field
🕐 62' Shaw hits a delicious cross towards Ronaldo, who makes no mistake as he finds the back of the net. Electric scenes at Old Trafford once again!
💬 Andy Joyce via RedCafe: "Get in there! Man Utd 2-1 Newcastle. He's done it again!"
⚽ GOOOOOOAAAAAALLLLLLL!!!!! CR7 makes it a brace! This is what he lives for indeed.
🕐 57' Matic fires a wide shot towards Stretford End while Wan-Bissaka supplies a cross only to find no one at the end of it. United need more cohesion while attacking.
⚽ GOAL! Javier Manquillo scores to make it 1-1 as away fans make some noise for the first time in the game.
🕐 46' We're back for the second half!
United players rated for first-half performances:
Good: Varane - 7/10, Matic - 7/10, Ronaldo - 7/10, Greenwood - 6.5/10.
Average: Maguire - 6/10, De Gea - 5/10, Pogba - 5/10, Shaw - 5.5/10, Bruno - 6/10.
Must do better: Wan-Bissaka - 4/10, Sancho - 3/10.
⚫ It's the half-time break now, Reds. Wait for our first-half ratings!
🕐 45+2' WHAT A WAY to go into half-time! Fans patiently waited for their hero to deliver and he did. Madness.
⚽ GOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!! CR7 HITS IT INTO THE NET!!!!!!!!!
🕐 45' Only two minutes added to the clock despite Newcastle's annoying time-wasting tactics.
🕐 40' It appears even Ronaldo's insane skills with his feet aren't enough to get past that solid Magpies' defence. And not much from our other new signing Sancho either. However, Matic has surprisingly been impressive.
💬 ShazanKhan888 via RedCafe: "Jadon Sancho should learn how to cross."
💬 ManUtd_Indy via Twitter: "Wait.... WAIT. Was that just... Nemanja MATIC running the counterattack?"
💬 MarkGoldbridge via Twitter: "Crosses need to go in first time ffs! Too much hesitancy and players taking an extra touch."
💬 UTDArena via Twitter: "Matic's verticality has been excellent today. He's broken NEW's line during the second phase multiple times and it's created good pockets for us to progress in. We need more of that."
🕐 36' It's starting to get frustrating for United against a well-organised Newcastle side as the Red Devils are unable to break down the visitors.
🕐 32' Wan-Bissaka really needs to get into the game more. Meanwhile, Jadon Sancho supplied a perfectly-released shot for Bruno, which the Portuguese narrowly missed. The deadlock remains.
💬 SamuelOkellogum via Twitter: "Despite his compatriot's second debut, Bruno wants to be a bad boy by stealing the show here."
🕐 23' Although United are dominating the game, there's been little to show in terms of chances. A shoutout to our defence though - Miguel Almiron's effort was blocked before Matt Ritchie's shot was comfortably saved by David De Gea.
💬 Saucy_United via Twitter: "Wan-Bisakka hasn’t even tried to attempt to take on the Newcastle full-back yet. So frustrating."
🕐 19' Raphael Varane almost scored from a Luke Shaw corner but the ball went wide. Ah well..
💬 Paudge2012 via Twitter: "Varane is a Rolls Royce of a defender. No comments needed."
💬 Josh Patel via Twitter: "Hearing 'Ronaldo' while watching this Man United game is giving me goosebumps and nostalgia."
🕐 15' Ronaldo's understanding with Bruno is really shining here - more often than not, the Portuguese duo has interchanged positions to confuse the opponents.
💬 3359N via RedCafe: "The squad building job Ole has done is honestly f***ing astonishing. Look at that team "
💬 Chilli23 via Twitter: "Hope Fred is watching Matic and learning how to pass."
🕐 11' Ronaldo does an insane stepover which may make you wonder if you're back in 2008. Unfortunately, he fired it into the side net.
🕐 3' We ALMOST had a glimpse of what Bruno Fernandes X CR7 would look like.. but the scores remain 0-0. Crowd going crazy every time Ronaldo touches the ball.
💬 UnitedPeople'sTV via Twitter: "Ronaldo is back playing on the pitch for Man United at Old Trafford. 12 years in the making this moment."
💬 HigginB0tham via Reddit: "So much attacking threat for Man United now. One of the many added bonuses from Ronaldo is now a genuine threat from crosses. Teams were happy to keep compact and allow crosses in. Will be different now."
🕐 0' The crowd is absolutely thunderous as CR7 and the rest of the Red Devils begin play.
⚽ AAAAND WE KICK OFF!!!
🤪 Has the sun risen from the west? MEN journalist Samuel Luckhurst has confirmed that Avram Glazer is in attendance at Old Trafford and so is Ed Woodward.
👀 Here's a quick look at our XI before kick-off:
🗣️ A word from the boss about Edi Cavani's absence - Ole Gunnar Solskjaer told MUTV: "He’s still not ready. He got a knock in training, hopefully, it won’t be too long."
😍 Ronaldo-mania is REAL - the 36-year-old has been warming up on the field after almost a decade, much to the delight of the Old Trafford faithful.
👋 Hello all you Reds, welcome to Tribuna.com's LIVE coverage as Manchester United face Newcastle at Old Trafford this Saturday!
