Osula late show ends Manchester United unbeaten run
Michael Carrick's unbeaten run in charge of Manchester United came to a dramatic end as William Osula's 90th-minute wondergoal clinched a 2-1 win for Newcastle United at St James' Park.
Carrick could have become just the third United boss to go unbeaten through his first 10 league games in charge, after Herbert Bamlett in 1927 and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer in 2018-2019.
After Liverpool's shock defeat to Wolves and Aston Villa's chastening 4-1 loss to Chelsea, the Red Devils were also looking to pull clear of their rivals in the race for a top-four Premier League finish.
They looked to be favourites coming out of a chaotic period of first-half stoppage time, which stretched to nine minutes after the fourth official had signalled for three.
After a glaring miss from Bryan Mbeumo, Jacob Ramsey – who had already been booked – went down easily under the challenge of Senne Lammens and was shown his second yellow card for simulation.
Newcastle responded brilliantly, though, with Anthony Gordon drawing a reckless foul from Bruno Fernandes on the left side of the area and keeping his cool from the penalty spot.
Fernandes atoned by curling a free-kick into the area for Casemiro to nod home before the break, but United failed to maintain its momentum after half-time.
Newcastle finally showed more attacking endeavour in the latter stages, with Aaron Ramsdale blocking Leny Yoro's header and acrobatically denying Joshua Zirkzee, before Osula scored an instant classic.
Having been released down the right by Kieran Tripper, Osula jinked past Tyrell Malacia and curled past Lammens from the right corner of the area, sparking wild celebrations among the home fans.
