Newcastle United 0-2 Manchester United: 5 tactics from Solskjaer that won the game

#1 Attacking intent in an away game

Newcastle United v Manchester United - Premier League

This used to be a feature of the United teams of old, which had been lost in the recent managerial turmoils. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer arrived to wipe off the dust, clear the debris and return the shine to the Manchester United shrine. The way United are playing under him already reminds us of the heydays of Sir Alex Ferguson and against Newcastle, the Norwegian showed another great quality which would have pleased even the legendary Scot.

Solskjaer fought fire with fire, taking the game to the Newcastle team, even though his midfield were a little sceptical of the opposition. The Norwegian gave his forward players all the freedom in the world to influence the game and his players responded well. Rashford's development has been striking in the recent games and the English youngster was one of the best players on the night, harrowing the Newcastle defense continuously. This desire of the youngster, of the entire team, was a reflection of the attacking intent of their manager.

Against Newcastle, the Norwegian showed the world that he was not changing his style of play depending on the opposition. Instead, it was his courage to inflict his attacking weapons on the opposition even in an away game which won all 3 points for United.