The first goal of Patrick Dorgu with the Manchester United sealed this Friday a 1-0 victory over Newcastle at Old Trafford and took Ruben Amorim’s team to fifth place in the Premier League, at the opening of the 18th day.
Deprived of its captain Bruno Fernandes due to injury y of Bryan Mbeumo by Amad Dialloabsent for the Africa Cup of Nations, the change of role that Amorim arranged for Dorgu was decisive.
The Danish international He connected a lob ball inside the area with his left foot to score the only goal of the match and deepen Newcastle’s poor performance as a visitor, despite Eddie Howe’s team dominating the second half.
United’s first win at Old Trafford in two months left them level on points with Chelseafourth classified, while Newcastle remains eleventh.
After several promising performances without reward, This time United managed to close the gamealthough he had to resist for long passages and secure only their second clean sheet of the season.
In the absence of Fernandes, Amorim left aside its usual 3-4-3 system and opted for a defense of fourwith Dorgu positioned in a more offensive role on the right of a trident that supported Benjamin Sesko.
Dorgu responded with his first goal since arriving from Lecce almost a year ago. A Diogo Dalot cross was cleared up and The 21-year-old volleyed past goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale in the 24th minute..
The Newcastle coach, Eddie Howe, He also modified the scheme early to contain United’s intense startalthough the poor performance of his team away from home was once again exposed. The Magpies have only won two of their last 12 away games in all competitions.
Newcastle cornered the home team for much of the half, without managing to convert. Amorim adjusted the system again and surprised by replacing Casemiro.
Despite the rival pressure, United had two clear chances to put the game away: Sesko hit the crossbar with a shot and Dalot scored high after a free kick taken by Lisandro Martínez.
Newcastle thus joined Sunderland as the only teams that have failed to score against United this seasona new setback for their aspirations to return to the Champions League.
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