Early action at St James' Park and that man Wayne Rooney is in the middle of it, to absolutely nobody's surprise. Patrive Evra pings a long ball out to the left flank for the England striker to run onto. Rooney raced clear of the defence, and sent in a sizzling cross for Javier Hernandez making a run into the box, who managed to make contact only for goalkeeper Tim Krul to stick out a big right arm to prevent what looked like a certain goal. That was very close to a perfect start for Manchester United.
Newcastle United Vs. Manchester United: Frenetic Start At St. James’ Park
But Newcastle have responded strongly - this might be an excellent United forward line but their defence is being repeatedly carved open. Joey Barton, Jonas Gutierrez, and most recently Shola Ameobi have all been presented with excellent scoring opportunies, Newcastle have won three corners, and only a couple of crucial blocks have prevented the home side going ahead. It's a pretty open game so far - hopefully that will continue.
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