Cristiano Ronaldo scored a brace on his Manchester United return in one of the expected football scores in the Premier League. Ronaldo was in a United shirt for the first time in 12 years opened the scoring with a tap-in in stoppage time of the first half. Javier Manquillo levelled the score for Newcastle against the run of the play after a brilliant counterattack by the visitors. Ronaldo restored the lead before Bruno scored a stunning goal from outside the box. Jesse Lingard put the finishing touches on a brilliant home performance by the Red Devils.
Player ratings
Man Utd: De Gea (6), Wan-Bissaka (6), Varane (6), Maguire (6), Shaw (7), Matic (6), Pogba (7), Fernandes (8), Greenwood (7), Ronaldo (8), Sancho (6)
Subs: Lingard (7), Martial (n/a), Van de Beek (n/a)
Newcastle: Woodman (4), Manquillo (7), Hayden (6), Lascelles (6), Clark (6), Ritchie (6), Longstaff (6), Willock (7), Almiron (7), Joelinton (6), Saint-Maximin (7)
Subs: Murphy (6), Lewis (n/a), Hendrick (n/a)
Man of the match: Cristiano Ronaldo
Managers Reaction
Manchester United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer: “This is what Man United is about, this is what Cristiano is about and this was a day for everyone to enjoy.”
Newcastle United manager Steve Bruce: “If there’s a genuine superstar among everybody, then he is. What he’s done and what he’s achieved, and the witnessing of it today, has been something else.” he added. “His movement was absolutely phenomenal. The first goal was a mistake by the goalie but there’s only one person following up – he’s the one who goes ‘he’s going to spill this’ and he taps it in.”
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