Newcastle won a Premier League home game out of the blue since October with an unexpected triumph over second placed Manchester United.

Matt Ritchie scored the pivotal and the only goal of the match in the second half as the Magpies moved out of the relegation zone and left the guests 16 points adrift of league leaders Manchester City.

The Red Devils missed a series of opportunities to take something from a ground at which manager Jose Mourinho is yet to win a league game.

In any case, debutant Martin Dubravka was amazing in the Newcastle goal, denying Jesse Lingard, Anthony Martial, Ashley Young and Michael Carrick.

What’s more, the hosts could have had a first-half penalty when Chris Smalling tripped Dwight Gayle.

The defeat for the Red Devils raises the possibility of Manchester City being crowned as the league champions when the two teams meet at the Etihad Stadium on the 7th of April, 2018.

Should the two groups win the remaining of their league matches preceding that, City would just need to draw with their fierce adversaries to secure the league title that day.