But this was bad – bad enough that it is challenging for the post-war podium. Newcastle’s Matty Longstaff stuns Manchester United with goal on debut Read moreUnited are sleepwalking to something perhaps inconceivably bad. His 17 league games since that PSG match have yielded just 17 points; Mourinho’s last 17 games before his dismissal brought 26. A Newcastle with two local brothers in the heart of midfield who had started 12 Premier League games between them. A Newcastle with a manager who had failed to win in 21 previous games against United.

Source: The Guardian October 07, 2019 09:00 UTC