straight to your inbox every day for freeManchester United's weekend win over Newcastle was one of those games where the result was all that mattered.
The injuries that had restricted Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's options and the prospect of facing defensive opponents meant it was never likely to be pretty.
Much of that was down to the limited availability Solskjaer had in midfield, where injuries to Scott McTominay, Donny van de Beek and Paul Pogba meant there was little option but to go with a double pivot of Fred and Nemanja Matic.
That is probably the most defensive combination United can pick and it certainly isn't the formula Solskjaer would normally go with against Newcastle at home.
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