Manchester United 0-2 Newcastle United: Premier League – as it happened

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12/30/2024 05:47 PM

Goals from Alexander Isak and Joelinton in the first 20 minutes boosted Newcastle's top-four hopes and left their sorry hosts stunned

The teams are out! Manchester United wear their storied red, while Newcastle United are in their equally iconic black and white stripes. The Stone Roses blare out of the PA system. This is indeed the one. Peter Oh is also in musical – and indeed festive – mood: "♬ Should old acquaintance be forgot...? ♪ Probably yes, if you're Man United and you want to finally get out from under Sir Alex Ferguson's shadow." We'll be off in a minute.

Pre-match postbag. "So can we expect Newcastle players to start high-fiving and hugging each other the first time they get a corner tonight? It's as good as a goal against Manchester United these days, if they stick two Magpies on Onana" – Justin Kavanagh