sport news THE NOTEBOOK: Newcastle take revenge on Man United as the away end empties early trends now
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Newcastle put on a show on Sunday as they beat Manchester United 2-0 at St James' Park.
Second half goals from Joe Willock and Callum Wilson secured the points for Newcastle, as Erik ten Hag's side registered just one shot on target.
It was an especially damaging result for the Red Devils, as Newcastle have now leapfrogged them into third place.
Tottenham can push United down to fifth with a win over Everton on Monday, although they will have played an extra game.
Here, Sportsmail's Craig Hope reviews some of the aspects of the match you might have missed.
Newcastle beat Manchester United 2-0 on Sunday with a dominant display at St James' Park
Most away fans had left the ground by the time the United fans came over to clap them
The main talking point in the press room afterwards was that, on reflection, February’s Carabao Cup final could not have come at a worse time for Newcastle. There was an inevitability about their defeat to Manchester United that day, so cold had they gone in attack.
Here, they were red hot all over the park. Joe Willock, scorer of the opener, was only fit enough for an 11-minute cameo at Wembley, while fellow scorer Callum Wilson played 89 minutes in the final but did so on one leg.
Casemiro and Marcus Rashford had netted in the 2-0 victory but United were without the former here and might as
