Newcastle 4 – 1 Man Utd

Newcastle’s hopes of securing Champions League soccer for subsequent season are quick turning right into a actuality after a 3-1 victory over Manchester United noticed them go fourth within the Premier League.

After lifting the Carabao Cup final month to finish 70 years and not using a trophy, the main focus has been firmly on getting again into the Champions League for Newcastle, and after Chelsea’s 2-2 draw with Ipswich on Sunday afternoon, they’d a golden likelihood to maneuver into the highest 4.

It was an opportunity they weren’t going to move up as Harvey Barnes’ second-half double noticed Newcastle surge previous Manchester United, who’ve now misplaced 14 league video games thus far this season, to assert a fourth straight win within the Premier League.

Newcastle, who were without Eddie Howe in the dugout due to illness, went forward within the twenty fourth minute after Alexander Isak brilliantly teed up Sandro Tonali, who emphatically volleyed previous Altay Bayindir.

Manchester United had been rocking and wanted Bayindir, making his Premier League debut in place of the dropped Andre Onana, to disclaim Isak earlier than Dan Burn’s header landed on the roof of the online. Nonetheless, the guests discovered a method again into the sport as Alejandro Garnacho completed a slick counter-attacking transfer to carry the scores stage.

Ruben Amorim would have been dlighted with the character his facet confirmed to reply, particularly after their midweek exploits in Lyon, however he wouldn’t have been happy with what adopted as United collapsed after the break.

Barnes restored Newcastle’s lead minutes after half time, tapping residence Jacob Murphy’s cross, earlier than the previous Leicester winger pounced on Mazraoui’s slip to drive by way of the center of the Manchester United defence and discover the highest nook.

Newcastle had been overpowering Manchester United and the strain informed as Bayindir’s sloppy move allowed Bruno Guimaraes so as to add a fourth as Newcastle accomplished a primary league double over United in 94 years.

After a victory that can present a tonic for Howe, who was hospitalised on Friday after feeling unwell, Newcastle transfer a degree behind third-placed Nottingham Forest and have the prospect to go two factors clear in third once they host Crystal Palace, dwell on Sky Sports activities, for his or her recreation in hand on Wednesday.

For Manchester United, who handed 18-year-old Harry Amass a full debut, consideration now turns to subsequent Thursday’s Europa league quarter-final second leg towards Lyon at Previous Trafford as they give the impression of being to maintain their very own Champions league hopes alive.

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‘Man Utd are bodily and mentally a weak workforce’

Sky Sports activities’ Roy Keane at St James’ Park:

“It wasn’t ok within the second half from Man Utd.

“That is 14 league defeats now and we maintain making excuses for the workforce.

“There aren’t sufficient gamers that may run within the workforce and that need to run. They don’t seem to be sufficient of a objective menace both.

“You have to dig deep, even when you find yourself up towards it, and so they did not do this within the second half.

“We mentioned at half-time that the large check was nonetheless to return for United. Newcastle are an impressive facet and they have into a great behavior in large video games. Man Utd are the other.

“Man Utd are bodily and mentally a weak workforce.

“Newcastle had been too quick, too highly effective and extra decided. United could not cope with the tempo up entrance from the attacking gamers and so they bought what they deserved.

“There was speak earlier than the sport on there being good indicators for Man Utd and that they’re getting higher, however I am unable to see it. I simply noticed one other poor efficiency, particularly within the second half.

“It isn’t ok and I fear for this group of gamers. They do not appear to be a robust group mentally.”

Opta stats: Man Utd’s troublesome season continues…

Manchester United’s 14 league defeats this season is their joint highest tally in a single Premier League marketing campaign, additionally dropping 14 video games final season. The Pink Devils final suffered extra defeats in a top-flight marketing campaign in 1989/90 (16 in 38 video games).

Newcastle grew to become the fourth facet to do the league double over United this season (additionally Brighton, Nottingham Forest and Tottenham), essentially the most groups to win residence and away towards the Pink Devils in a league marketing campaign since 1957/58 (4).

Since Amorim’s first recreation in cost, solely Southampton (59), Tottenham (53) and Leicester (53) have shipped extra objectives in all competitions than United (48) amongst Premier League golf equipment.

They’ve additionally gone 1-0 down in 19 Premier League video games this season with solely Leicester (27), Southampton (21) and Wolves (20) doing so extra usually. It is also the joint most video games the Pink Devils have conceded first in in a single Premier League marketing campaign alongside 2013/14.

Story of the match in stats…

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