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Rashford and Lukaku hail Solskjaer influence on Man Utd finishing

Marcus Rashford and Romelu Lukaku channelled Ole Gunnar Solskjaer with two ice-cool finishes to down Newcastle - and paid tribute to the interim Manchester United boss for influencing their calm approach.

Belgium international Lukaku opened the scoring 38 seconds after coming on as a second half substitute, reacting first after Rashford's dipping free-kick was spilled by Toon 'keeper Martin Dubravka.

And 10 minutes from time Rashford turned from provider to goalscorer by converting after Alexis Sanchez's pass, to secure the 2-0 success and give Solskjaer a fourth straight win.

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"That is the key [to be relaxed]," man-of-the-match Rashford, who scored his third goal of Solskjaer's reign, told Sky Sports.