An awful lot of water has flowed beneath the Tyne Bridge since the days when Kevin Keegan’s Entertainers very nearly beat Manchester United to the Premier League title but Newcastle frequently raise their game against these trans-Pennine visitors.
Although it ended in defeat for Steve Bruce’s side this was a prime example. No matter that Ole Gunnar Solskjær’s side temporarily forget their recent stumbles to win courtesy of late goals from Bruno Fernandes, Aaron Wan-Bissaka and Marcus Rashford, Newcastle more than played their part in a wonderful game.
