The fixture congestion, covid-19 and postponement of matches has affected teams greatly. The lack of players to be named for the squad and hence the subsequent fatigue and injuries were what stopped Newcastle to take the match away. Wilson, Maximin and many other players from the side were seen limping and getting cramps. This period has been really hard on them and with only 3 substitutions, some players couldn't be replaced. With the Manchester United players the lack of playing matches seemed quite evident with their matches being postponed in the last two weeks due to covid. Harry Maguire, the Manchester United captain did say that half of the squad has been recovering from covid, so it has been difficult for them to link up as a new manager has been appointed.
As the Manchester United team looked very lackluster the players weren't passing the ball properly and lost possesion a lot of times. This match just gave us an example of how covid and fixture congestion has exhausted the players. The League should've been suspended for some time for the players anr squads to recover.