Gary Lineker: Good evening and welcome to Match of the Day for our thoughts on the 2015/16 Premier League season! It seems the race will be as tight as ever this time around and as we all know it is those direct 6-pointer clashes that play a decisive part in deciding who will fly and who will fall. For this reason we will be focusing solely on those giant games in Match of the Day. Stay with us as Alan Hansen and Alan Shearer aid me on analyzing the key aspects of what happened and why it happened for you!
Gary Lineker: Old Trafford geared up for revenge as champions Newcastle were due to arrive off the back of an impressive victory over the other Manchester club. The Red Devils wanted to show their loss in the Community Shield was a one-off and continue a nice trend of wins over the Magpies. It seemed that would not be the case as the visitors dominated the game and built a nice three-goal lead with strikes from Donovan, Debuchy and Depay but Gareth Bale single-handedly sparkled the most unlikely of comebacks in the last 15 minutes. Fellaini pulled one back, Bale added another, Kagawa equalized - all within just three minutes - and Bale completed a breathtaking win with a 90th minute strike! Wow, the visitors will be left wondering what struck them!
Alan Hansen: This is why you have players like Bale in the team! Nothing was working for Man United until those final fifteen minutes and the Magpies were on track for a comfortable and deserved win. I think the only possible explanation for this dramatic shift of performance was the triple substitution Dimiter Hristov took on the hour mark - but even then the likes of Lamela, Alvarez Balanta and Januzaj should have been adequate cover for Donovan, Salvio and Varane. No more looking under small rocks - it was the Bale show that got the home side a sweet revenge!
Alan Shearer: We just can't look further than Bale for the PoM award, but I'd highlight Pogba as the catalyst to make the comeback possible with his two assists. Fellaini was also influential. Depay and Donovan shone for the guests and didn't take any part in the collapse at the end as they were already off the pitch. Varane and Debuchy were also pretty solid.
Gary Lineker: The debacle here threatens to hurt Newcastle's ambitions as the club slided down to 7th in the table. The Red Devils are on hot streak and this win will ignite genuine title aspirations in their side - and they haven't even dropped a point yet!!!
