️ Newcastle United delivered a dramatic 2-1 victory over high-flying Manchester United in the Premier League, ending Michael Carrick's unbeaten run as interim manager. William Osula came off the bench to score a late winner, despite Newcastle playing the entire second half with 10 men after Jacob Ramsey's first-half red card for a second yellow, deemed for simulation by the referee.

️ The match turned on a chaotic 10-minute period of first-half stoppage time. Ramsey was sent off, followed by Anthony Gordon converting a penalty to put Newcastle ahead after a clash with Bruno Fernandes. However, Casemiro headed in an equalizer from a Fernandes set-piece deep into added time. In the second half, Newcastle, defying their numerical disadvantage, dominated play and secured the win through Osula's solo effort, leaving Manchester United's attack looking lackluster.

️ Interim manager Michael Carrick acknowledged his team's poor performance: "We're not happy with the way we played tonight. I don't think it was the 10 men. We just didn't play good enough tonight. We can't make any excuses for that. They deserved to win... tonight hurts because we don't like losing games, but we'll be better for the next one."

️ Meanwhile, Arsenal seized control of the title race with a gritty 1-0 win at Brighton, courtesy of a deflected Bukayo Saka goal in the ninth minute. Manchester City, however, could only manage a 2-2 draw at home against relegation-threatened Nottingham Forest, despite twice taking the lead. Arsenal now have 67 points from 30 games, while City have 60 from 29, putting Mikel Arteta's side firmly in the driving seat.

️ Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta praised his team's resilience: "It's a really difficult place to come and win. Every team that comes here suffers, but we did what we had to do to win. We're coming back from very difficult games with a lot of intensity, with players really going through the line in every game with difficulties, not able to train, and to come here and get the result that we got, it's remarkable."

️ Manchester United remained in third place with 51 points, level with Aston Villa, who were thrashed 4-1 by Chelsea. Chelsea's victory, fueled by a Joao Pedro hat-trick, moved them above Liverpool into fifth place with 48 points, intensifying the battle for European qualification.

Source: www.aljazeera.com