Second-half goals from Romelu Lukaku and Marcus Rashford saw Ole Gunnar Solskjaer match a Manchester United record set by Matt Busby.
2018/2019 Premier League
0-2
Match Report
Romelu Lukaku made a swift impact from the bench for a second consecutive match as Manchester United beat Newcastle United 2-0 at St James' Park.
The Belgium international was on the pitch for two minutes before rounding out Sunday's 4-1 win over Bournemouth and had only been on for 38 seconds when Martin Dubravka spilled Marcus Rashford's free-kick in his direction.
Rashford continued a purple patch in front of goal 10 minutes from time, meaning a fourth win in as many outings at the start of his reign for caretaker manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer – a feat only previously achieved by club great Matt Busby.
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Match Events
14' CHANCE! Martial's shot wide out
Martial looks to cut inside from the left and take on Yedlin, but he stops his run on the corner of the penalty area and curls a pass into the area which is cleared by a defender for a corner.
24' CHANCE! Rashford's shot saved
An early pass is hit up field from Lindelof and it somehow bounces in-between Lascelles and Schar who both misjudged the bounce. Dubravka does well coming off his line quickly, and by the time Rashford is able to have a strike inside the penalty area, the goalkeeper is at his foot to make the parry.
64'GOAL! Newcastle 0-1 Man Utd (Lukaku)
38 seconds is all it took for the substitute to get on the score sheet as Rashford’s powerful free-kick is spilt by Dubravka, right in the path of Lukaku who turns it home from inside the six-yard box with ease!
80'GOAL! Newcastle 0-2 Man Utd (Rashford)
Rashford plays it to Lukaku on the halfway line and continues forward, taking up a good position at the bottom of the penalty area. In the meantime, Lukaku finds Sanchez with a pass, and the winger looks up and finds his England team-mate open in the box.
Line-ups
Newcastle XI: M. Dúbravka, Diamé, S.Rondón, Ritchie, F. Schär, Atsu, J. Lascelles, Dummett, Hayden, A.Pérez, Yedlin
Subs: Shelvey, Joselu, Lejeune, Y. Muto, Manquillo, Freddy Woodman, Kenedy
Man Utd XI: A. Valencia, J.Mata, N. Matić, David de Gea, A.Herrera, P. Jones, V. Lindelöf, P. Pogba, L.Shaw, A.Martial, M. Rashford
Subs: A. Young, A.Sánchez, S. Romero, Darmian, R. Lukaku, Fred, J. Lingard