It ended Manchester United 1 Newcastle United 0.
Before each match, we ask one of our writers to come up with three positives and three negatives after the match.
An ‘interesting’ match at Old Trafford.
Plenty to talk about after this Premier League match.
When United lost 1-0 to Man U.
On this occasion it is David Punton:
Game of two halves
The second half was better.
Not much consolation after the defeat, but Newcastle had more possession (67%) and could have taken a point with better finishing.
Hall so close
Lewis Hall has made a good transition and it was encouraging to see.
He was also close to scoring, only the frame of the goal prevented that.
No stuffing at Christmas
I think you have to take the positive from the fact that it was a small defeat, only 1-0.
On another night we would have gotten away with something.
Although we are still not at our best, it is noticeable that a few things just don’t come our way.
NEGATIVES
Outdated?
Another week, another mediocre match.
It has become the story of this stop-start season.
Huge frustration because we are better than this. Much better.
It is of course up to the manager, although the idea of a change in the dugout is still unthinkable.
However, it is clear that the ship needs to be turned around. We all have to hope that Eddie Howe can solve this.
I need more from Mr. Wissa
We’d like to see more of our new number nine.
He came on and didn’t seem to do any better with Nick Woltemade.
His form will be absolutely vital for us, so he needs to find some!
We all know he can do much better, as do quite a few of his United colleagues.
VAR and kick-off
The decisions went against NUFC in the Chelsea match, but another penalty was waved away at Old Trafford.
It was a huge moment.
It does little to diminish the annoyance at the way we played, but to be denied again was a blow to a festive run of games.
Finally the kick-off moment.
What an absolute farce to be there at 8pm on Boxing Day when all the football was apparently shelved on December 26th. No consideration for supporters. The match should have taken place on Saturday.
Special mention also to Sky Sports, who had the SAFC man host the coverage, with studio guests Roy Keane, Gary Neville and Jamie Carragher.
Is there a chance of a NUFC vote on the panel in the interests of balance?
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