Newcastle United 3-3 Manchester United: 5 Talking Points
Left-back Paul Dummett celebrates after levelling late in the gameWhat was heavily speculated to be just another boring 0-0 draw between two clubs struggling for goals turned out to be a Premier League classic, as Newcastle United and Man United shared the spoils in a 6-goal thriller at St. James Park. Wayne Rooney’s debatable penalty and Jesse Lingard’s slotted finish put the visitors 2-0 up before Georginio Wijnaldum brought a goal back for the Magpies just before half-time. A totally avoidable penalty conceded by Chris Smalling was converted by forward Aleksandar Mitrovic to level matters midway through the second half. Wayne Rooney’s unstoppable strike looked to have sealed the points for the Red Devils in the 79th minute, but left-back Paul Dummett’s deflected goal in the 90th minute ensured that Newcastle arrested their run of 4 straight defeats to get their bid for Premier League survival back on track.Let’s observe some of the talking points which primarily defined how the game unfolded on Tuesday night:
#1 A game which defines the Premier League
The Premier League is widely touted as the best league across the globe – and this game absolutely lived up to that reputation. After a poor start, the game opened up – both sides throwing everything at each other – creating chance after chance and testing both goalkeepers. All credit to Newcastle though, who could have decided to keep the score down after going behind 2-0. But they kept their belief intact and put in a terrific attacking second-half performance to unsettle the Man United defence and deny them from grabbing all three points in what turned out to be an encounter for the archives.