William Osula, who once won a skill competition arranged by Manchester United, returned to haunt the Red Devils as his 90th-minute goal resulted in a 2-1 defeat for Man United at St. James Park. This was also Man United’s first loss under interim manager Michael Carrick, who started with six wins and one draw.

It was a chaotic game in which Jacob Ramsey was sent off in the first half’s added time after diving and earning a second yellow card. Despite the red card setback, Anthony Gordon soon won a penalty in the added time after a clash with Man United captain Bruno Fernandes, and converted it to make it 1-0 for Newcastle.

William Osula’s old Man United connection

Adding more drama before the halftime break was Fernandes’ cross, which found Casemiro in the box. The Brazilian headed in the equaliser at 45+9.

However, it was Newcastle who had the last laugh after Danish forward Osula came off the bench to score a brilliant solo goal in the 90th minute.

Interestingly, the 22-year-old Osula has an old Man United connection. The FC Copenhagen academy product, Osula, was the winner of Man United’s Soccer Schools skills final at the Old Trafford stadium in 2014.

Time flies 😅 pic.twitter.com/DBcGQ0A0ZW

— Newcastle United (@NUFC) March 4, 2026

He has now returned after 12 years to haunt them with a memorable goal in the English Premier League.

The social media post of United honouring Osula in 2014 is currently going viral, highlighting how the unpredictable often becomes the norm in the sporting world.

2014: William Osula wins Man Utd’s Soccer School World Skills Final
2026: William Osula scores the winner for Newcastle against Man Utd! pic.twitter.com/MaAQO5Otz0

— Premier League (@premierleague) March 4, 2026

Meanwhile, Man United’s Carrick lambasted his players after failing to beat 10-man Newcastle.

“We’re not happy with the way we played the game tonight,” said Carrick. “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… tonight hurts, because we don’t like losing games, but we’ll be better for the next one.”

Lone goalscorer Benjamin Sesko was not the only player interim manager Michael Carrick hailed in the media after a 1-0 win over Everton in the English Premier League on Monday, but goalkeeper Senne Lammens was also appreciated.

The 23-year-old Lammens keeps growing in stature at Man United in his debut season as he made a few crucial saves against Everton, helping the club earn a third clean sheet in six games under Carrick.

“We had to do a lot of work. Credit to Everton they made it difficult, made us defend our box a lot. The spirit with which we defended the box was top class,” Carrick said after the match at the Hill Dickinson Stadium.

Carrick hails Lammens, Sesko

“Senne was oustanding tonight,” added Carrick. “You couldn’t hope for much more from a goalkeeper. It was an exempalary performance, so delighted for him.

“You want (a goalkeeper) to take the chaos away and Senne is that. That calmness and composure helps those in front of him.”

Carrick has now won five out of six matches as United’s interim coach, as the team jumped to fourth spot in the league table, three points clear of Liverpool and Chelsea.

The victory against Everton came through a Sesko goal, his sixth goal in seven appearances since Ruben Amorim was fired in January. The 22-year-old Sesko is yet to start under Carrick in six matches, but has scored from the bench in three of his last four matches.

The only goal against Everton also involved Matheus Cunha and Bryan Mbeumo. The attacking players Man United bought in last summer. It was Cunha’s pass to Mbeumo that he squared off to Sesko to score the winner.

“It was a ruthless finish, I like the way he put it away with real confidence,” said Carrick. “Great play from Matheus and Bryan to set it up. Delighted for Ben again, coming on and making the difference.”

Man United’s next match is against Crystal Palace at home on Sunday.

Viral Manchester United fan, Frank Ilett, will have to wait longer to cut his hair as Michael Carrick’s side fell agonisingly short of winning their fifth consecutive match. Man United were held to a 1-1 draw by the inspiring West Ham on Wednesday in the English Premier League as Benjamin Sesko secured a point for the Red Devils.

United had won the first four matches under former player and interim manager Carrick, but as per a
condition set by Ilett in 2024, a victory over West Ham would have seen him finally cut his hair after over 500 days. But United failed to win their fifth consecutive match and Ilett would now have wait longer.

West Ham show Carrick’s United still have layers to unlock

That, however, would not be Man United’s major concern. The biggest worry would be how West Ham and manager Nuno Espírito Santo diffused a team that was high on confidence. United came into the game after beating Man City, Arsenal, Fulham and Tottenham, but the Hammers produced a perfect performance at the London Stadium.

One area where Carrick erred was that his approach was very similar to that last four games. He didn’t change much despite West Ham sitting deep, and then got lucky on the counterattack as Tomas Soucek put them in front in the 50th minute.

It took till 69th minute for Carrick to bring on Benjamin Sesko in place of Matheus Cunha, finally changing tactics to play some long ball instead of trying to stitch passes and score a goal. The introduction of the 1.95 meters tall striker Sesko from Slovenia finally paid off in the dying minutes of the match as he scored an equaliser in the 96th minute.

Bryan 🤝 Benjamin

A sublime delivery and finish deep into injury time 🎯

— Manchester United (@ManUtd) February 11, 2026

A very Man United result, but they would have wanted a win.

“I think we were a little disappointed and we were definitely not at our best. I’m a little frustrated at that,” Carrick told TNT Sports. “It is a tough place to come and we didn’t have that sharpness to find the answers. Great spirit again and we will take the point and move on.”

“Credit to the boys for coming back again, it is a great trait to have in the team,” Carrick added. “There are positives to take from it, you can’t win every game, we certainly didn’t want to come away from here without a point.”

United next play against Everton on Monday night.

In other EPL matches, Chelsea blew away a 2-0 lead to play out a 2-2 draw against Leeds at home. Newcastle defeated Spurs 2-1, while Bournemouth won 2-1 against Everton.

Man United vs Tottenham LIVE Score: Manchester United are hosting Tottenham on Matchday 25 in the Premier League 2025-26 at the Old Trafford on Saturday, February 7. United will be entering the game as favourites thanks to their superb recent form while Thomas Frank’s spurs have not been at their best this season.

Since taking over as the manager from Ruben Amorim, Michael Carrick seems to have turned the fortunes of the Red Devils who have now won four back-to-back games, three of which have come in the Premier League. Carrick is yet to see his team drop points but the Spurs can be a tricky team even though their recent form has not been among the best.

United have registered victories against Manchester City, Arsenal and Fulham to take a place in the top four of the Premier League standings. A win today will help them maintain their place in the top four.

Tottenham are yet to win a game in their last six outings in the Premier League. Though they had a strong run in the Champions League, their form at home has been poor. They lie 14th in the table with only nine points separating them from the relegation zone.

Frank’s side are coming into this game on the back of a fighting performance against Manchester City where they came down from a 0-2 deficit to draw the game 2-2. They will try to bring in the confidence from that outing into the game against United who have been in great recent form.

Man United vs Tottenham Starting XIs

Manchester United: Lammens; Dalot, Maguire, Martinez, Shaw; Casemiro, Mainoo; Amad, Fernandes, Cunha; Mbeumo

Subs: Bayindir, Heaven, Malacia, Mazraoui, Yoro, T Fletcher, Ugarte, Sesko, Zirkzee

Tottenham: Vicario; Palhinha, Romero, Van de Ven; Gray, Gallagher, Sarr, Udogie; Odobert, Simons; Solanke

Subs: Kinsky, Dragusin, Bissouma, Tel, Souza, Kolo Muani, Olusesi, Byfield, Williams-Barnett

Manchester United vs Tottenham live streaming

Fans can stream the match live on JioHotstar app and website. The game will also be available to watch on TV on the Star Sports Network.