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Newcastle 4-4 Luton: Player ratings as Magpies come from behind in eight-goal epic

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Newcastle United duked out a breathless 4-4 draw at home to Luton Town on Saturday afternoon. It was a jab-jab thrust-thrust bout where each blow landed on their opponent's glass chin. Playground kick-abouts have exerted more defensive discipline. Luton twice fell behind to a pair of Sean Longstaff goals in the first half but roared back each to go in level at the break. Shortly after the hour mark, Luton found themselves with a 4-2 lead. Kieran Trippier halved the deficit before the returning Harvey Barnes fired Newcastle level with 17 minutes of normal time still to play. Both sides had chances to snatch all three points but the spoils, eventually, would be shared. How the game unfolded Longstaff needed less than seven minutes to crank up the volume on Tyneside, crashing into the box to drill Trippier's cutback into the bottom corner. The visitors didn't wilt in the face of Newcastle's commanding start. Gabriel Osho swiftly equalised for Luton midway through the first...

Bayern Munich 4-3 Man Utd: Player ratings as Champions League clash produces seven-goal thriller

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Bayern Munich edged what was eventually a seven -goal thriller against Manchester United in the Champions League on Wednesday night to take the early initiative in Group A. Leroy Sane was gifted the first half opener through an Andre Onana mistake, before Serge Gnabry doubled the Bayern lead. Rasmus Hojlund scored his first United goal early in the second, but Harry Kane’s fifth for Bayern looked to have sealed the result in the home side’s favour. Casemiro looked to have sparked a late fightback when he made it 3-2 from close range, only for substitute Mathys Tel to restore the two -goal cushion for Bayern. Casemiro then netted again very late on to pull it back to 4-3, which arguably flattered United, but there was no more time. How the game unfolded With Bayern surprisingly failing to find their rhythm in the early stages, the first chance fell to the visitors within the first few minutes when Christian Eriksen drew a good save from Sven Ulreich. The Dane had created the opening...