Michael Carrick suffered his first defeat in charge as Manchester United were beaten 2-1 by Newcastle United on Wednesday. William Osula produced the decisive moment in the 90th minute, cutting inside from the right and bending a clinical strike into the far bottom corner.<\/p>\n
Newcastle set the tone early, pressing with intensity that unsettled United. The visitors squandered a number of openings in the first 20 minutes, flashing the ball wide, before United gradually established more control. The match turned in first-half stoppage time when Ramsey was sent off after receiving a second yellow card for simulation in the penalty area. Moments later the game saw quickfire goals at either end as Gordon and Casemiro both found the net.<\/p>\n
The second half lacked rhythm at first but opened up as the match progressed. Leny Yoro missed a significant opportunity at 1-1 and had a header denied by Aaron Ramsdale. Ramsdale also denied substitute Joshua Zirkzee shortly before Osula\u2019s winner.<\/p>\n
United remain third in the Premier League, ahead of Aston Villa. The defeat was a missed chance to increase the cushion on Liverpool in sixth in the race to the Champions League, after the Merseysiders lost on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
Casemiro, already confirmed to be leaving at the end of the season, again showed his on-field value. The Brazilian glanced a header beyond Aaron Ramsdale despite registering just 0.06 in xG across his 61 minutes. He produced numerous defensive contributions, searched for forward passes and was strong in the air. That headed equaliser was recorded as his 36th goal involvement since joining the club. Elsewhere, Elliot Anderson scored a late equaliser for Nottingham Forest against Pep Guardiola\u2019s City. Anderson has been linked as a possible replacement, with reported figures that could climb to $133.7 million (\u00a3100 million).<\/p>\n
Player ratings<\/p>\n
GK: Senne Lammens\u20146.8: Stood little chance on either goal and didn\u2019t have to do that much else.
\nRB: Noussair Mazraoui\u20146.7: A first start since returning from the Africa Cup of Nations in January and put in a hard shift. Appeared to leave the game with a knock.
\nCB: Leny Yoro\u20146.8: His game is ultimately judged on defending, but a big miss at 1\u20131 might have been costly.
\nCB: Harry Maguire\u20146.7: Overcame recent illness to start just hours after his retrial in Greece ended in a second conviction. Arguably hesitated as Osula was shaping to shoot.
\nLB: Luke Shaw\u20146.4: Another who passed a late assessment to make this game.
\nCM: Casemiro\u20147.3: Made an important block early on, before his headed equalizer was a remarkable 36th goal involvement since joining the club. Off after just over an hour.
\nCM: Kobbie Mainoo\u20146.7: Barely misplaced a pass but didn\u2019t have enough of the ball in the right areas to hurt Newcastle.
\nRM: Bryan Mbeumo\u20146.5: Not his night, unusually. Guilty of firing his only shot over the bar from a good position.
\nAM: Bruno Fernandes (c)\u20148.1: Gave away the penalty when he caught Gordon in the box, yet made up for it moments later with the free kick that set up the equalizer. Created eight chances.
\nLM: Matheus Cunha\u20147.6: Asked questions of the Newcastle defense, even though the left wing is not his preferred position. Made defensive contributions too.
\nST: Benjamin \u0160e\u0161ko\u20145.8: Actually saw a bit more of the ball than he did against Crystal Palace, but that big chance he needed to keep his scoring run didn\u2019t come this time.<\/p>\n
Subs<\/p>\n
Manuel Ugarte (61\u2019 for Casemiro)\u20146.6; Diogo Dalot (61\u2019 for Shaw)\u20146.3; Amad Diallo (76\u2019 for Mainoo)\u20146.1; Joshua Zirkzee (76\u2019 for Mbeumo)\u20146.6; Tyrell Malacia (85\u2019 for Mazraoui)\u2014N\/A. Subs not used: Altay Bay\u0131nd\u0131r (GK), Ayden Heaven, Goodwill Kukonki, Tyler Fletcher.<\/p>\n
Match statistics<\/p>\n
Possession: Newcastle 45% \u2014 Man Utd 55%
\nExpected Goals (xG): Newcastle 2.22 \u2014 Man Utd 1.28
\nTotal Shots: Newcastle 12 \u2014 Man Utd 14
\nShots on Target: Newcastle 5 \u2014 Man Utd 5
\nBig Chances: Newcastle 2 \u2014 Man Utd 4
\nPassing Accuracy: Newcastle 77% \u2014 Man Utd 82%
\nFouls Committed: Newcastle 15 \u2014 Man Utd 16
\nCorners: Newcastle \u2014 Man Utd<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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