Anthony Martial scored twice as Manchester United hit back in emphatic fashion from a rocky start against a benevolent Newcastle United to open their Christmas programme with a 4-1 victory at Old Trafford on Thursday.
United have now won 21 Premier League games on Boxing Day for a win percentage of 81% — more than any other club.
Newcastle have made steady progress up the table under former United defender Steve Bruce and could have gone above United with a win on Thursday.
Six minutes after Longstaff’s goal, United were level with Martial’s shot squeezing in at the near post when Newcastle keeper Martin Dubravka should really have kept it out.
“We had a horrible 20 minutes before half-time,” Newcastle boss Steve Bruce said.
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