In their Boxing Day fixture at Old Trafford against Newcastle United, Manchester United were infinitely the better side, and three of their players proved decisive - Falcao, Rooney and Mata.
Between the three of them they cooked up the first two United goals, and then Rooney created the third for Van Persie to finish Newcastle off with a beautifully measured 40-yard ball towards the far post in the second half. Red devils, they certainly were.
It wasn't Newcastle's day and they had no resistance to the power of Manchester United. Van Gaal's side went on to the pitch with the aim of not losing sight of league leaders Chelsea, who had already beaten West Ham 2-0 earlier on.
Mata and Rooney were the driving force of the team, and Falcao fought the Newcastle defence time and again for every ball. They were the three best players on the pitch.
The first goal came in the 22nd minute. Mata put through a long ball to Falcao, who threw himself onto the ground, managing to flip the ball over to Rooney, who scored. The second goal came five minutes later, with the same players; Falcao laid off the ball to Mata, who passed it to Rooney to take his second strike.
The third goal came in the 53rd minute. Rooney changed roles and sent a carefully judged centre into the area. Van Persie out-jumped the defender marking him and headed the ball home. Van Gaal then made a few changes to rest some of his players.
Newcastle recovered a little in the final stages of the game, and got one goal back through a Cissé penalty, but it was a mere consolation prize and the game ended 3-1.
Source - Marca
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