Premiership · Matchday 04

Manchester United v Newcastle United

4–1

HT 1–0

Saturday 11th September 2021 · Old Trafford · Att: 72,732

Manchester United beat Newcastle United 4–1 at Old Trafford on Saturday 11th September 2021 in the Premiership. Cristiano Ronaldo (45'+2', 62'), Bruno Fernandes (80') and Jesse Lingard (90'+2') scored for United. United were captained by Harry Maguire, and the referee was Anthony Taylor.

Timeline

Running score

Kick Off
45+2' Cristiano Ronaldo 1–0
Half Time 1–0
56' Javier Manquillo Assist: Allan Saint-Maximin 1–1
60' Paul Pogba
62' Cristiano Ronaldo Assist: Luke Shaw 2–1
66' Jesse Lingard for Sancho
80' Bruno Fernandes Assist: Paul Pogba 3–1
85' Anthony Martial for Fernandes
85' Donny van de Beek for Greenwood
90+2' Jesse Lingard Assist: Paul Pogba 4–1
Full Time 4–1

Match Facts

63%

Possession

4-2-3-1

Formation

Anthony Taylor

Referee

Harry Maguire

Captain

Starting XI

Player

1 David de Gea

5 Harry Maguire

6 Paul Pogba

7 Cristiano Ronaldo 45'+2, 62'

11 Mason Greenwood

18 Bruno Fernandes 80'

Substitutes

66' for Sancho

90'+2

Anthony Martial

85' for Fernandes

Donny van de Beek

85' for Greenwood

Newcastle United Lineup

5-3-2

Starting XI

2 Ciaran Clark CD-L

6 Jamaal Lascelles CD

7 Joelinton LM

10 Allan Saint-Maximin F

11 Matt Ritchie LB

14 Isaac Hayden CD-R

19 Javier Manquillo RB ⚽

24 Miguel Almirón RM

27 Freddie Woodman G

28 Joe Willock CM-R

36 Sean Longstaff CM-L

Substitutes

5 Fabian Schär

12 Jamal Lewis on

16 Jeff Hendrick on

17 Emil Krafth

18 Federico Fernández

23 Jacob Murphy on

26 Karl Darlow

34 Dwight Gayle

56 Joe White

Opposition lineup via ESPN. Opposition players do not have profile pages on this site.

Managers

MUFC

Ole-Gunnar Solskjaer

Manchester United

OPP

Steve Bruce

Newcastle United

Match Information

Man Utd

4-2-3-1

Formation

Newcastle United

5-3-2

Man Utd Newcastle United

63%

Possession

37%

2.5

Expected Goals (xG)

0.4

Shots

Shots on Target

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Big Chances

Corners

Fouls

Offsides

Saves

7.66

Avg Player Rating

6.13

United vs Newcastle United History

Meeting 172 of 183

183

Played

Won

Drawn

Lost

351

Goals For

259

Goals Against

All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 6th April 1895. After this match United had played Newcastle United 172 times: 90W 39D 43L.

26 Dec 2019 W 4–1 PL 17 Oct 2020 W 4–1 PL 21 Feb 2021 W 3–1 PL

11 Sep 2021 W 4–1 This match

27 Dec 2021 D 1–1 PL 16 Oct 2022 D 0–0 PL 26 Feb 2023 W 2–0 LC

All-time	P	W	D	L	F	A	Win%
Home	90	56	22	12	205	100	62.2
Away	88	32	19	37	133	158	36.4
Neutral	5	5	0	0	13	1	100.0

All 183 meetings with Newcastle United →

Match results, lineups and goalscorers compiled from mufcinfo.com; advanced match statistics (xG, shots, possession) via FBref and FotMob where available. Last updated 29 September 2026. How we compile this data →