All three of his goals came in the second half, the first straight from kick-off following Newcastle’s goal.
The second was a clever chested effort that he guided into the bottom-right corner from close range. And his, and City’s final goal in what was a thrilling afternoon, was a composed finish at the back post.
Mukasa also recorded an assist, teeing up defender Dante Headley in the first half for his first Under-18 Premier League North goal.
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After the game, the England youth international admitted the halfway line is something he often looks out for, an attempt to catch the opposing ‘keeper off guard.
“I think I look for it every game and I finally seen the ‘keeper on the edge of his box so I went for it,” began Mukasa.
“I think it was a pretty good performance, our whole team played well and we made it an easy game. Three goals came with it in the end but yeah it was a good game.
“My team-mates especially Reigan [Heskey] and Ryan [McAidoo] started the season a little bit slower, obviously Ryan joining from Chelsea but now he’s really finding his feet and contributing to goals every week so they’ve been a really big help.”
Watch Mukasa’s post-match interview in full via the video above…
