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Talking points from St James' Park

The Reds fell behind in only the second minute, when Luke Shaw unluckily diverted an Emil Krafth cross into his own net. Although Bruno Fernandes had a goal ruled out by VAR, Harry Maguire soon equalised with a firm header.

Fernandes was denied by Karl Darlow from the penalty spot in the second half but powered Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's men in front with four minutes left. Aaron Wan-Bissaka then provided the third with an explosive finish before Marcus Rashford got in on the act in the dying seconds.

OLE’S SURPRISE LINE-UP

There was a big reaction to the manager’s starting XI as it was one few could have predicted.