In the early morning of May 16, Beijing time, the 34th round of the English Premier League ushered in a key battle, and Newcastle, which ranked sixth in the standings, challenged Manchester United, ranked eighth, away from home, and the two teams were only 3 points apart.
Newcastle are in full form at the end of the season, with 5 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss in the last 8 rounds, and the team may even surpass Tottenham to finish fifth.
Manchester United is in a state of collapse, even though Ten Hag has repeatedly said that he will not resign, but judging from the team's poor performance, Ten Hag's departure at the end of the season is already a high probability event.
In the last 10 games in all competitions, United have won just one (in regulation time). The team has only picked up 54 points from 36 games, and the Reds' worst point in Premier League history is 58, which means that a loss in this game will lead Ten Hag to a record of shame.
After the opening, Manchester United, who were playing at home, completely turned into a relegation team, and the back line made a series of passing errors, and was pressed in the half by Newcastle, and the play was quite difficult.
After the opening 10 minutes, United were gradually back on track with some decent attacks. In the 16th minute, Diallo took a long shot from outside the penalty area, and Dubravka saved the ball.
In the 26th minute, Manchester United made a comeback, and after a wonderful one-two with B Fee, Garnacho burst into a shot from a tight angle, and Dubravka blocked the angle.
As the game progressed, Newcastle's defence began to loosen. In the 32nd minute, Diallo sent a wonderful pass, and Menou's position at the penalty spot was unguarded, and Menu calmly pushed into the corner to break the deadlock.
Three minutes later, United came close to conceding a goal when Dan Bourne's header went straight past Onana and Casemiro made a crucial clearance on the goalline.
At the end of the first half, Manchester United temporarily led 1-0.
At the start of the second half, Newcastle launched a tidal attack. In the 48th minute, Gordon outflanked the middle and scored his 13th goal of the season to equalize.
In the 57th minute, Manchester United took the lead again, taking advantage of a corner kick, Diallo was unguarded at the back post, and shot hard to complete the cross.
For the remainder of the second half, Onana made a brilliant save and in the 84th minute, substitute Hojlen made his first touch of the ball and opened the scoring.
In the 92nd minute, Hall played a perfect world wave to pull one back. In the end, Manchester United beat Newcastle 3-2 at home to usher in their first win in the last four rounds and the 12th in their last 11 games in all competitions. After this campaign, Manchester United moved to 57 points, tied with Newcastle, and remained in eighth place due to goal difference.