and welcome everyone to england's north west the action soon to get underway
here at old trafford i'm derek ray here on the commentary position joined by lee dixon
and looking forward to bringing you action from the premier league coming right up
it is manchester united up against newcastle united yeah thanks derek i'm just hoping we
get a nice quick tempo from the start of this game both teams do like to get
forward both positive in their approach in the game so we should be in for some entertainment
this is the team manchester united will go with david decayed stands between the posts
rafael varan plays alongside harry maguire in central defence marcus rashford starts
with jayden sancho out wide and the focal point in attack today is cristiano ronaldo
so they started 11 for newcastle united
now there has been some discussion about the style of play some would argue it's on the negative side
what realistically should we expect lee yeah they do tend to collapse when they don't have
the ball they sit off the opposition almost inviting pressure on to them before trying to
open up when they do have the ball i don't think we'll see any changes today in that approach
enjoy the game
and so the battle commences
bruno fernandez harry maguire now marcus rashford pogba ronaldo possession lost
federico fernandez jeff hendrick long staff wilson with it getting in there to take it away
we're placing the emphasis on the visitors and i think it's true to say that really it's all
about the counter-attack with them lee is that what you expect to see this time yeah
definitely derrick frustrating the home fans is part of the job for the visitors
fast counter-attacking football is just that tactic
it's important that you're really well organized at the back though a very effective clearance
giving the ball away
all the way through to the keeper then
jaden sancho decent position this for united to find themselves in
nicely timed tackle and there it is the breakthrough that will do nicely
well here's the goal again and it's a great ball to put him through and when he gets through to
the keeper he just smashes it past him and gives him no chance to think a lovely finish
well the manager's showing signs of frustration they need to improve if
they're going to get something out of this game derrick the opening goal of the game then
and just failed to keep the ball in play that type
rafael varan
it's with mctominay
shaw cristiano ronaldo luna fernandes mctominay on to ronaldo
now disappointing end to the move
well derek they're not happy ref is taking the brunt of this
jeff hendrick well that ball looks promising
almiron is protecting it well looks promising this not messing around with that clearance
careless in possession
long stuff and that puts them in position paul pogba rashford bruno fernandez
and a poor ball
good physical play miguel almiron can they create something from here
almiron oh good defending to stop a decent looking attack counter attacking very much an option
well just one minute of time added on for stoppages here
and that will do it for the first half here at the theater of dreams
well very influential in the first half jaden sancho lee your assessment well derek he certainly
was a good 45 minutes from the lad obviously got the goal to give him the lead but he's looked very
very loud the teams are ready to have a go at each other again as the second half commences
jeff hendrick almiron
jacob murphy
sure well no way through
can they get in behind them
well that's how to put in a clean tackle
united could get in behind the defense and space for the cross it's still a line
i think the threat has been averted jeff hendrick
callum wilson couldn't keep it
jayden sancho bruno fernandez losing possession here
in position here to protect the ball
jamal
sam maxima just the challenge that was required
let's see what they have in store for them on the break and return to sancho can he do it
and a goal here for manchester united they are the big favourites now
well here it is again the through ball is perfectly timed he calls his habit
and then threw on goal do you go for placement or do you go for power well he certainly wasn't
messing around was he absolutely smashes it past the keeper it's a really lovely finish
well no wonder he's delighted they've been bossing this game up to now
well a second goal for them here
fabian cher
we're now inside the final 20 minutes of the game
callum wilson
on to almiron for the timing a little bit off
aaron
and on the second half here and it's almost lee a case of whatever they've touched has turned
to goals well for united the creative teamwork has all come together tonight
the players are all on the same hymn sheet the flow the movement it's been brilliant
well his overall contribution from midfield chock full of positives no
getting away from that lee yes well a nearly moment you've got to say
a lot of forward thrust here from ronaldo now what can he do from this excellent position
not what he was intending bad pass
longstaff
on to
almiron and they'll get ready for the throw-in and time for the change now
sir maxima
joe willock that's how to blunt the edge of the opposing attack
tremendous intuition to win it back
inside the final two minutes of this contest
willock not far from the ideal pass
and the conditions look pretty good for the counter attack mctominay
got options at the back post here well it fizzled out pretty comfortable piece of defending
and that is the end of the game it goes down as a united triumph they'll be happy to have
gathered three points lee well you have to say they did deserve the win the two-goal margin
might flatter them a little but that won't bother them it's three points in the bag
well a strong contribution as we've come to expect from bruno fernandez
lee interested to know what you made of his performance well that was a really really
good performance from the lad and a goal to boot really delighted with that goal i'm sure he is