Anthony Martial scored twice as a rampant Manchester United completed a 4-1 comeback victory against Newcastle United to climb up to seventh place.
Matty Longstaff put Newcastle in front after 17 minutes, firing into the bottom-left corner for his second goal against Manchester United this season.
Martial equalised midway through the first half, beating Martin Dubravka with a powerful strike.
Following a mistake by Fabian Schar, Mason Greenwood put Manchester United in front 12 minutes later with a thunderous effort in off the bar before Marcus Rashford headed in United’s third on 41 minutes.
Martial made it 4-1 six minutes into the second half, capitalising on Sean Longstaff’s underhit back-pass before being denied a first Premier League hat-trick by the post.
Manchester United have 28 points, three ahead of 10th-placed Newcastle.
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