Newcastle United eliminated Manchester United from the competition by storming into the Carabao Cup quarterfinals. The Red Devils suffered their second straight 3-0 home loss in a short period of time as retaliation for their final-round loss the previous season.
Just under 30 minutes into the match, first-half substitute Miguel Almiron opened the score. Shortly after, Lewis Hall’s maiden senior football goal doubled the lead.
Erik ten Hag’s team played too tepidly overall, and Joe Willock added a third goal to add to the suffering for Manchester United, who had a stronger stretch early in the second half.
How the match progressed
With just a few minutes remaining, Matt Targett was hurt and could not continue, which dealt a setback to Eddie Howe and Newcastle. The player that entered the game and made the visitors immediately reorganize was Almiron, but the Paraguayan took the lead.
As the half-hour mark approached, neither team had produced anything particularly noteworthy. Casemiro had a chance to test Martin Dubravka from 20 yards out, but his shot lacked any real force. Nevertheless, Newcastle had adapted effectively to their nearly complete lineup changes from their previous match.
The first goal Almiron scored was due to the efforts of right-back Tino Livramento. After winning the ball back in his own half, the 20-year-old drove forward and finished neatly by finding his teammate in the box.
The away Newcastle supporters were more boisterous than the customary enthusiastic home crowd. The Geordie contingent inside Old Trafford chanted, “Tino, Tino, Tino!” before turning their focus to Ten Hag and taunting the Dutchman with yells of, “Sacked in the morning!”
The situation worsened for the hosts when Harry Maguire only half cleared a well-executed Newcastle move down the left and clip into the area. Hall watched the ball fall all the way to his left foot and maneuvered his volley to go beyond Andre Onana and into the far corner.
For the majority of the first half, the Red Devils had been shooting poorly, but just before halftime, they had a brief period of sustained pressure that resulted in Mason Mount hitting a strong drive from about 30 yards that was on target and pricked Dubravka’s hands.
After a seven-week injury layoff, Aaron Wan-Bissaka made his maiden debut from his bench after Ten Hag turned to his bench at the half. The right-back, who had replaced the unfortunate Diogo Dalot, instantly added something, combining nicely with Anthony to set up a chance for Anthony Martial to score in the box. In addition, Sofyan Amrabat was added, and the hosts had some degree of authority.
However, Willock’s surprise decisively put an end to any dreams of a comeback. Joelinton took Amrabat’s possession in midfield, and Willock intercepted the loose ball. Then, as the space in front of him opened up, he charged forward and promptly obliged with a clinical finish in the bottom corner.
The game turned into more of a procession in the closing minutes as Ten Hag’s appeared to concede defeat as soon as Newcastle’s lead grew to three goals. Sean Longstaff, who was captaining his childhood team on his historic 150th appearance, missed a diving half-volley from the edge of the penalty box that would have made it 4-0 by just inches.
