Newcastle United moved into the top four with a sensational win against Manchester United at St James’ Park.
After losing their lead in the first half, it ended up being a breeze for Eddie Howe’s side who were overseen by assistant manager Jason Tindall.
Newcastle’s 4-1 win against Manchester United is a huge three points in their pursuit of Champions League football and gives them all the impetus to move into third with a win against Crystal Palace on Wednesday night.
After a quiet first period, Harvey Barnes came alive and bagged a brilliant brace before Bruno Guimaraes cooly finished for the Magpies’ fourth.
Anthony Gordon returned to Newcastle’s matchday squad against Man United, so the pressure was on Barnes to perform. He did exactly that, giving Howe a big headache over who he picks in his starting XI.
With a fifth straight win in all competitions in the bag, Newcastle’s PA team made sure to really rub salt in the wounds of Man United with a fantastic move at full-time.
Newcastle PA pulls a brilliant move to mock Man United fans
The win will feel even sweeter for Newcastle fans due to the historic rivalry, which reached its peak in the 1990s.
Kevin Keegan’s famous rant came after comments from Sir Alex Ferguson, he will be delighted to see he was honoured by fan group Wor Flags before the win.
It was the first time Newcastle have done the double against Man United since the 1930/31 season. This team made history with the Carabao Cup win in March and are continuing to break records and rewrite their own history books.
It will be a tough journey home for the Man United fans, and perhaps one that will be more frustrating after Newcastle’s PA team played the Happy Mondays’ song ‘Step On’ over the St James’ Park speakers at full time.
The move was a very subtle but cheeky dig towards the Man United fans, with Happy Mondays known to be supporters of the Red Devils.
‘Step On’ features the line ‘you’re twisting my melon man’, Newcastle’s PA team did exactly that at the end of the game.
Man United fans could not bear to watch during Newcastle game
It has been an incredibly tough season for Ruben Amorim’s Man United side. The loss sees them fall to 14th in the Premier League table with very little hope of a top-half finish.
Their supporters have endured some dire football this season, but another loss to Newcastle may go to the top of the pile.
When Guimaraes scored Newcastle’s fourth, journalists spotted fans at the top of the Leazes End head for the exits, a clear sign that they had seen enough.
Amorim made several changes to his Man United side, but they proved to be useless as the Magpies were far too fast for them.
Man United can still qualify for Europe this season, but must win the Europa League to do so.
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