It was an astonishing comeback at Old Trafford on Saturday night as Manchester United were dead and buried at 2-0 down against Newcastle.
But the Red Devils summoned the spirit of old and came back to snatch a thrilling 3-2 victory with a goal from Alexis Sanchez in the 90th minute.
Here are our United player ratings:
David de Gea – Could have done more to prevent both goals but made a stunning save when United were 2-0 down to keep them in the match. 6
Chris Smalling – Found napping for both Newcastle’s goals but got forward in the second half to try to get United back in the match. 5
Eric Bailly – Ripped off after just 19 minutes after Newcastle took a shock 2-0 lead and did very little in his time on the field. 2
Ashley Young – Busy without being effective. Two tackles and pass success rate of just 67 per cent. Increasingly caught out for pace. 5
Luke Shaw – One of United’s best, two tackles won, three aerial duels and got down the left to try to launch attacks. 7
Paul Pogba – A threat going forward, made some telling passes, seemed to be playing at the middle of the back three in second half. 7
Nemanja Matic – A misfiring first half but increasingly came into the game in the second half, lost the ball four times but won five aerial duels. 5
Scott McTominay – May even fall out of favour with Mourinho after this showing, three tackles but innocuous before being replaced at half-time. 4
Marcus Rashford – A poor performance from the England man, two good chances both botched, replaced by Sanchez on 67 minutes. 4
Romelu Lukaku – His early season accuracy has deserted him and he just can’t find his scoring touch, battled on and kept Newcastle’s defenders busy. 5
Anthony Martial – Lively for the full 90 minutes, constantly threatening, and took his goal superbly after a delicious one-two with Pogba. 8
SUBSTITUTES
Juan Mata – On after just 19 minutes and sparked the revival with a superb free kick on 70 minutes. Busy in attack. 7
Marouane Fellaini – Once again the big Belgian comes to the rescue, changing the game with his hulking presence as a halftime sub. 7
Alexis Sanchez – Worked hard to get in position after coming on in 67 minutes, snatched the winner with a well-placed header. 7
