How big was Manchester United’s comeback win on the weekend at home against Newcastle? The Red Devils fund themselves 2-0 down at half time and looking ragged and uninspired once again.
But they fought back late on to secure a tense win. It was an important boost of confidence and a boost for the job security of Jose Mourinho – that will have been huge of course.
Before the match, the rumours were flying around the newspapers that he was going to get the sack regardless of the outcome of the Newcastle game. It hasn’t happened yet even though Mourinho is the favourite at Betfair to be the next Premier League manager out of the job, even though his adversary from the weekend Rafa Benitez has yet to win a league game for the Magpies this season.
Goals in the last twenty minutes of action at Old Trafford on the weekend from Juan Mata, Anthony Martial and Alexis Sanchez gave United what, at times, looked like an unlikely win. It was a massive comeback and the final 3-2 scoreline in United’s favoure was at 44.00 at one point in-play. When Newcastle were 2-0 up in the first half they were drawn in as short as 1.16 to get the three points.
