MU made an unbelievable comeback, Man City lost miserably

Coming from behind three times and needing a decisive goal from Javier Hernandez in the 90th minute, Manchester United were able to claim a 4-3 aggregate victory over Newcastle.

Meanwhile, MU's neighbours Manchester City did not enjoy the full joy of Boxing Day when they unexpectedly lost 0-1 to Sunderland. The only goal of the match was scored by Adam Johnson, a former Man City player.

Chicharito scored the decisive goal for MU (Source: Getty)

With this result, Man Xanh has fallen 7 points behind MU on the rankings and the gap has been shortened by 3rd place Chelsea to only 4 points because in the match taking place at the same time, "The Blues" defeated Norwich City 1-0 thanks to a goal by Juan Mata.

A big surprise happened when Sir Alex did not include his favorite student Wayne Rooney in the list of participants in this match. Replacing the English striker is Javier Hernandez. Playing alongside Chicharito in the attack is Robin van Persie.

Besides, two veterans Ryan Giggs and Paul Scholes are also in the starting lineup.

The visitors Newcastle created the first dangerous situation when Cisse volleyed wide after a chaotic situation in the MU penalty area in the second minute.

However, just two minutes later, the Newcastle fans at the "Theatre of Dreams" had the chance to celebrate the goal. Starting from a fatal mistake by Michael Carrick, Demba Ba quickly stole the ball and launched a dangerous shot towards David de Gea's goal. Although the Spanish goalkeeper successfully blocked the shot, he could not stop James Perch's tap-in shortly after. Newcastle took the lead 1-0.

In the 14th minute, Paul Scholes had a delicate chip for Valencia to run down. The Ecuadorian midfielder tried to pass to Chicharito but Tim Krul intervened in time.

MU's lines are all having problems. The defense is playing shakily, the Carrick-Scholes duo is not doing well in defending from a distance as well as creating the ball. Meanwhile, the striker duo van Persie-Chicharito has not had any truly impressive coordination.

By the 25th minute, the home team's attacking efforts were rewarded. From a free kick by van Persie on the right wing, the ball bounced and Chicharito was the first to touch the ball before Evans continued to tap the ball in successfully. The match was back to square one.

Before he could enjoy the feeling of being a hero, in the 28th minute, from Simpson's shot outside the penalty area, the ball hit Evans' foot and flew into the MU net. A regrettable loss for MU.

With the lead, Newcastle players played even more excitedly. In the 31st and 34th minutes, Simpson and then Santon tested de Gea's skills.

Meanwhile, MU's players were quite impatient. In the 36th minute, Evans received a yellow card for handling the ball. Two minutes later, Chicharito received a yellow card for a foul in front of the penalty area.

In the 39th minute, MU almost conceded a third goal when Marveaux's free kick from outside the penalty area hit the crossbar.

The first half ended with a score of 2-1 in favor of Newcastle and MU was being dominated by the visitors. Perhaps now Sir Alex is showing great regret for leaving Rooney as a spectator.

In the second half, determined not to lose at home, MU pushed up their formation and played more explosively. In the 49th minute, Ryan Giggs crossed the ball very accurately for van Persie to finish in the penalty area, but the touch of the ball was not as the Dutch striker wanted.

In the 58th minute, from a situation of stealing the ball outside the penalty area, Evra finished extremely quickly with his left foot, completely surprising Tim Krul. The score was leveled at 2-2.

The joy of MU fans did not last long when in the 68th minute, substitute Obertan broke away on the left wing before crossing for Cisse to tap the ball in accurately, beating de Gea. Newcastle continued to take the lead.

Luckily for the "Red Devils", at the most difficult moment, their number one striker, van Persie, spoke up. In the 71st minute, receiving the ball from the left wing, the Dutch star fired two consecutive shots to defeat Tim Krul, equalizing the score to 3-3.

Immediately after the goal, Newcastle had to make a substitution. Demba Ba left the field and Shola Ameobi was the one to replace him.

In the 73rd minute, Chicharito had a chance to face Krul but the Mexican striker's rather cumbersome handling caused the opportunity to pass.

In the 78th minute, the ball touched Coloccini's hand after Chicharito's shot in the penalty area. The referee was very close but denied a penalty for MU.

In the final minutes of the match, Chicharito and Ryan Giggs had chances to score, but their shots were inaccurate.

It seemed like the match would end with a score of 3-3, but in the 90th minute, from a perfect pass from Carrick, Chicharito broke the offside trap and finished past Tim Krul.

The match ended with a score of 4-3. A very hard-fought victory for MU/.

Expected lineup:

Man Utd:De Gea, Smalling, Ferdinand, Evans, Evra, Valencia, Carrick, Scholes, Giggs, van Persie, Hernandez.

Reserve:Lindegaard, Vidic, Cleverley, Fletcher, Buttner, Wootton, Tunnicliffe.

Newcastle:Krul, Simpson, Williamson, Coloccini, Santon, Anita, Perch, Bigirimana, Cissé, Ba, Marveaux.

Reserve:Elliot, Shola Ameobi, Obertan, Sammy Ameobi, Ferguson, Tavernier, Campbell.

Referee:Mike Dean.

According to (Vietnam+) - DT