David Moyes’ Old Trafford reign hit a new nadir as Manchester United suffered back-to-back Premier League home defeats in for the first time since 2002 as Yohan Cabaye gave Newcastle United a deserved 1-0 victory.
After a defeat by the same score-line against Everton in the week, Moyes talked of expecting a positive reaction from his players. It never came. Newcastle, who put an extra man in midfield, had little trouble in frustrating the hosts in a drab opening 45 minutes. Manchester United had their best spell of the contest early in the second half and hit the post through Patrice Evra. Yet it was the left-back who was soon culpable in allowing Moussa Sissoko to race clear and setup Cabaye for the only goal in the 61st minute.
As it turned out, it was the United of Newcastle that bounced back from the ending of their unbeaten run in the week with a display full of endeavor and with a touch of quality in the right areas. The problems for the champions, meanwhile, were, all too familiar. Moyes, who still appears to have no idea about his best team, made seven changes for the fixture. Wayne Rooney dropped out through suspension, while Robin van Persie made his first appearance in nearly a month. Yet, despite rejigging the central midfield with Phil Jones and Tom Cleverley returning, there was a desperate lack of tempo and precision in United’s use of the ball.
Manchester United remain in ninth place in the Premier League for the time being but the title holders could find themselves 15 points off the pace by the end of the weekend. With five defeats already to their name, even the most optimistic of United fans will struggle to believe that they can pull back that gap. Despite a 3-0 loss to Swansea on Wednesday, things continue to look rosy for Newcastle, who are now up to sixth place.
Manchester United 0-1 Newcastle United (Goal... by all-goals
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