Manchester United v Newcastle United: Premier League - live

now 16.51 EST 90 min +2: Newcastle play keep-ball while their fans give it plenty. The rest of Old Trafford thinning out quickly. Share

1m ago 16.49 EST 90 min +1: On Sky Sports, Gary Neville names Alexander Isak as his player of the match. Share

2m ago 16.49 EST 90 min: There will be three additional minutes. Share

3m ago 16.47 EST 88 min: Garnacho is checked by Tonali out on the left flank. Eriksen curls the free kick into the mixer. Burn heads it clear. Dubravka hasn’t had much to do in this second half, despite Manchester United’s improved performance. Share

6m ago 16.45 EST 86 min: Diallo runs hard at Burn down the right. He nutmegs the big defender as he enters the box, but then flops to the floor dramatically, claiming a penalty kick. He’s not getting what he wants. Share

7m ago 16.43 EST 85 min: A double change on the Newcastle flanks. Barnes and Willock come on for Gordon and Murphy. Share

9m ago 16.41 EST 83 min: Antony comes on for De Ligt. Share

9m ago 16.41 EST 82 min: Some pinball in the Newcastle box. Diallo has a slash at the ball but misses. Eriksen sends a screamer over the bar, then the flag pops up for an offside, Mazraoui caught in no-man’s land. Share

11m ago 16.40 EST 81 min: From the resulting free kick, launched long down the middle, De Ligt wins a header on the edge of the D, but Hojlund can’t cushion the ball to take a shot. It breaks through to Dubravka, who snaffles. Share

12m ago 16.39 EST 80 min: Schar is booked for agriculturally wresting Hojlund to the ground. It’s his fifth yellow of the season, so he’ll be suspended for the Spurs game at the weekend. Share

13m ago 16.38 EST 79 min: Maguire sprays a simple pass out of play at great velocity, no red shirt within the same postcode. That just about sums Manchester United’s evening up. Share

14m ago 16.36 EST 77 min: Diallo nicks the ball off Hall and advances towards the Newcastle box from the right, only to be whistled for barging his opponent from behind. It’s the correct call, not that the player agrees, and he nearly talks himself into the book. The referee simply tells him to pipe down. Share

16m ago 16.34 EST 76 min: “There’s only one Bruno,” chant the Newcastle fans pointedly. Which, tonight, can’t be argued with. Manchester United’s version will be back from suspension for the Liverpool game at Anfield next weekend. Share

18m ago 16.32 EST 74 min: … and Yoro flashes a header wide left from six yards. It was a decent chance and a great leap. Not far away at all. Share

19m ago 16.31 EST 73 min: Diallo dribbles hard again down the right and wins a corner off Hall. Eriksen to send it in. View image in fullscreen Newcastle United's Lewis Hall in action with Manchester United's Amad Diallo. Photograph: Lee Smith/Action Images/Reuters Share Updated at 16.50 EST

20m ago 16.31 EST 72 min: Diallo advances down the right and feeds Mazraoui on the overlap. Mazraoui reaches the byline and cuts back to … nobody in particular. Murphy tidies up. Share

22m ago 16.29 EST 70 min: Isak, Guimaraes and Livramento combine elegantly down the right, the latter flashing an inviting cross through the six-yard box. There’s no Newcastle leg ready to telescope the ball home. Manchester United undone with ease, though, as Newcastle threaten to reassert their earlier dominance. Share

24m ago 16.27 EST 68 min: Isak plays a forensic ball down the inside-left channel. De Ligt should intercept, but allows himself to be shrugged off the ball too easily by Hall, who enters the box before skying a wild shot deep into the stand behind. “Manchester United seem like the better side now, but the Magpies look like they’ve eased off,” writes Kári Tulinius. I know 2-0 is the most dangerous lead and all that, but I’d understand if Newcastle’s players felt that these Red Devils are never going to score two goals without reply.” Share

25m ago 16.25 EST 66 min: Schar plays a pass down the inside-left channel for Isak, but the striker’s miles offside, so doesn’t make a play for the ball. Hall romps after it instead, but Onana reads the danger and races out of his box to blooter clear just before Hall can take up possession. Then the flag goes up for offside anyway, as Hall was caught out of position too. Share

27m ago 16.23 EST 65 min: A double change for Manchester United. Yoro and Garnacho come on for Martinez and Casemiro. The removal of Martinez means Harry Maguire is Manchester United captain once again. Share

28m ago 16.22 EST 64 min: Hall sends it in. De Ligt heads clear at the far post. Share

29m ago 16.21 EST 63 min: Gordon one-twos his way across the pitch, left to right, before being dragged back by Dalot. No booking, but it’s a free kick just to the side of the Manchester United box. Hall to take. Share

31m ago 16.20 EST 61 min: Isak prepares to skate into space down the right, only to be barged to the ground from behind by Martinez, who goes into the book. Share

32m ago 16.19 EST 59 min: A long throw into the Newcastle box from the left. Some head tennis. The ball drops to Mainoo, who volleys goalwards. Hall blocks. Manchester United come again down the left. Dalot crosses. Maguire crashes the left-hand post with a low diving header in the John Terry style. The rebound breaks to De Ligt, whose bash goalwards is stopped by Hall. This is so much better from Manchester United, who are getting closer and closer to getting a proper foothold in this game. Share

34m ago 16.16 EST 58 min: … but when play stops the next time, Trippier trudges off, and on comes Livramento. Share

35m ago 16.16 EST 57 min: Trippier walks off, presumably to be replaced by Livramento. But play restarts before any sub can be made, so Trippier comes back on … and immediately blocks a cross by Diallo. All very odd. Share

36m ago 16.14 EST 56 min: Trippier goes down clutching the back of his left leg. It doesn’t look like he’ll be able to continue. Share

37m ago 16.13 EST 54 min: Mainoo wriggles out of a tight spot on the right and sets Manchester United off on the attack. The ball’s shuttled to the other side, where Diallo jinks infield and shoots. Blocked, but this is much better from the hosts. The bar was admittedly set so very low, but the point stands. Share

39m ago 16.11 EST 53 min: Martinez skittles Guimaraes, who was advancing down the inside-left channel. Martinez slightly fortunate not to go into the book for his cynicism. Share

40m ago 16.10 EST 51 min: Eriksen whistles the corner through the six-yard box, but Maguire can’t get on the end of it. Casemiro then delivers from the other flank, but it’s an aimless cross and easy for Newcastle to deal with. Share

42m ago 16.09 EST 50 min: Manchester United are seeing plenty of the ball . Mazraoui curls a cross in from the right. Hojlund competes at the near post, and wins a corner. Eriksen to send it in from the right. Share

44m ago 16.06 EST 48 min: There were no half-time changes, by the way. Share

45m ago 16.06 EST 47 min: Trippier pings a long free kick in the direction of Burn, who falls over just inside the area. A light smattering of cries for a penalty kick, but he’s never getting one. “Feel a bit sorry for Zirkzee on a personal level,” writes John Delaney. “This year’s secret Santa went tits up and I took the brunt of the blame even though nobody in the office could be arsed with it.” Share Updated at 16.06 EST

47m ago 16.04 EST Manchester United get the second half under way. Hojlund hacks the ball straight out of play. “I’m in Lisboa with a few Sporting fans watching the game who swear with great passion that Amorim knows what he’s doing,” reports Tim Stappard. “Sporting needed a season to learn his system and clear out some dross. But the United dross of Ten Hag? Not sure.” Share

55m ago 15.56 EST Half-time postbag. “I know the options are limited, but Amorim fielding just the two of Casemiro and Eriksen against that Newcastle midfield is pretty damning of club and manager” – Sean Orlowicz “I would suggest to the powers that be in Old Trafford that the next time they receive a phone call from Bavaria offering them a player, to respectfully decline” – Matthew Lysaght “Philomena Cunk, Alan Partridge, Tommy Cooper, and, erm, Mrs Brown’s Boys all on the telly this evening, but nothing will give greater comedy value tonight than the Man Utd defence” – John Hubbard “Have there been any shots of any of the Ineos hierarchy yet? Having spent three years there and experienced their ‘special management style’, I’m finding it very funny that the team are phoning in their performances while the rest of the group has to be in the office five days a week” – Ian Sargeant Share

1h ago 15.50 EST HALF TIME: Manchester United 0-2 Newcastle United A smattering of boos as the hosts trudge off. Newcastle could easily have had a couple more. Having said that, Manchester United have spurned a couple of decent chances to reduce the deficit. Big half-time team-talks coming up. Quite a meaty edition of the Half-time Postbag as well, so stay tuned for that. Share

1h ago 15.48 EST 45 min +3: Now it’s Tonali’s turn to give the ball away cheaply, in the centre circle, but Diallo and Mazraoui are unable to combine down the right. Throw-in. Share

1h ago 15.47 EST 45 min +1: Schar gets sloppy, slapping a simple pass out from the back straight to Mainoo, who rolls the ball to Casemiro in space, just inside the box on the left. Casemiro opens his body and shovels a poor effort wide right. That’s a big chance to halve the deficit. For all their dismal play, Manchester United have now had two great opportunities to score. Somewhere in the multiverse, this game is somehow level. Share

1h ago 15.45 EST 45 min: There will be three additional first-half minutes. Share

1h ago 15.44 EST 44 min: … and for their part, Newcastle seem quite happy to stroke it around the back and wait for the half-time whistle, and a well-earned cup of tea. Share

1h ago 15.43 EST 42 min: Manchester United have got a little bit of a foothold at long last. They’re going nowhere in particular, but again, baby steps. “Gary Neville gets a lot of stick at times but he’s doing superbly well to keep a lid on how he must be feeling,” writes Stephen Carr of Sky’s co-commentator, who has indeed yet to descend into freestyle effing and jeffing, though a man has limits, so give it time. Share

1h ago 15.41 EST 40 min: Casemiro cuts in from the left and skies a shot that arcs over the right-hand corner flag. He has the good grace to look embarrassed. Share

1h ago 15.40 EST 39 min: … so having said that, Isak and Joelinton nearly carve Manchester United open down the inside-right channel with some intricate exchanges. Fortunately for the home side, the last pass goes awry. Share

1h ago 15.38 EST 38 min: That early tactical hooking appears to have given Manchester United a shot across the collective bow. First the Hojlund chance, now Mazraoui battles with Burn down the inside-right channel. Burn eventually wins the duel, shepherding the ball out for a goal kick, but at least there are now signs of life from the home team. Share

1h ago 15.37 EST 37 min: Zirkzee comes back to the dugout, clutching a bottle of orange drink. What it is, is football. Share

1h ago 15.36 EST 35 min: Martinez rolls a clever pass down the inside-left channel for Hojlund, who suddenly finds himself clear! He enters the box and larrups a shot across Dubravka … but inches wide of the right-hand post. That’s got the crowd going in a more productive manner. Share

1h ago 15.34 EST 33 min: Amorim has to do something, and hooks Zirkzee for Mainoo. Zirkzee is cheered off by his own fans. Humiliated, he puts his coat on and heads off for the sanctuary of the dressing room. Zirkzee hasn’t been good, but then who in Manchester United red has? It’s a sad moment. View image in fullscreen Manchester United's Joshua Zirkzee gets hooked by manager Ruben Amorim. Photograph: Lee Smith/Action Images/Reuters Share Updated at 15.39 EST

1h ago 15.33 EST 31 min: Newcastle are giving Manchester United all sorts of trouble. Gordon, Guimaraes and Hall combine down the middle to release Tonali, who swaggers into the box, around Onana on the left, and off the base of the left-hand post. So close to a third. Share

1h ago 15.31 EST 30 min: In fact, Hall opts to play it short, but the ball is worked back to Tonali, whose cross is met by Burn. Fortunately for the hosts, Burn fluffs his header. Double-fortunately for the hosts, the ball’s then played down the inside-left channel to Isak, who lashes a spectacular shot across Onana and into the top right! But Isak was a mile offside. Share

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