Manchester United’s title bid stutters as they are beaten 3-0 at Newcastle United
By Stewart Flaherty, January 5 2012,
soccer news, football news, football articles, football articles, Manchester United, fell to a shocking, 3-0 loss, at the Sports Direct Arena, that leaves, them three points, behind league leading, Manchester City,
Manchester United fell to a shocking 3-0 loss at the Sports Direct Arena that leaves them three points behind league leading Manchester City.With City beating Liverpool 3-0 the previous day, the Red Devils traveled to Newcastle knowing only a win would be good enough to keep pace with the league leaders.
The game had a frantic opening, with both teams struggling to get to grips with the windy conditions.Manchester United had the first chance to take the lead when Dimitar Berbatov got on the end of an Antonio Valencia cross, but the Bulgarian striker’s header bounced back off the goalpost.
Newcastle began to gain the upper hand as the game wore on, with central midfielder Cheick Tiote exerting a lot of influence on the game. The Geordies took a deserved lead at the 33 minute mark when Shola Ameobi flicked on, and Demba Ba hooked the ball past Anders Lindegaard for his 15th Premier League goal of the season.
The teams went in at half-time with the Geordies in front 1-0, and it was not long after the restart that they doubled their lead. Two minutes into the second half Newcastle were awarded a free kick 30 yards out when Phil Jones hauled down Ba.
Newcastle took full advantage of the situation when Yohan Cabaye stepped up to fire a spectacular shot past Lindegaard.
United huffed and puffed to get back into the game without any joy, and their miserable evening was complete when a last minute own goal rounded off a 3-0 score line. Newcastle goalkeeper Tim Krul sent a long punt forward, and Jones calamitously directed the ball into his own net.
By Stewart Flaherty, January 5 2012,
soccer news, football news, football articles, football articles, Manchester United, fell to a shocking, 3-0 loss, at the Sports Direct Arena, that leaves, them three points, behind league leading, Manchester City,
Manchester United fell to a shocking 3-0 loss at the Sports Direct Arena that leaves them three points behind league leading Manchester City.With City beating Liverpool 3-0 the previous day, the Red Devils traveled to Newcastle knowing only a win would be good enough to keep pace with the league leaders.
The game had a frantic opening, with both teams struggling to get to grips with the windy conditions.Manchester United had the first chance to take the lead when Dimitar Berbatov got on the end of an Antonio Valencia cross, but the Bulgarian striker’s header bounced back off the goalpost.
Newcastle began to gain the upper hand as the game wore on, with central midfielder Cheick Tiote exerting a lot of influence on the game. The Geordies took a deserved lead at the 33 minute mark when Shola Ameobi flicked on, and Demba Ba hooked the ball past Anders Lindegaard for his 15th Premier League goal of the season.
The teams went in at half-time with the Geordies in front 1-0, and it was not long after the restart that they doubled their lead. Two minutes into the second half Newcastle were awarded a free kick 30 yards out when Phil Jones hauled down Ba.
Newcastle took full advantage of the situation when Yohan Cabaye stepped up to fire a spectacular shot past Lindegaard.
United huffed and puffed to get back into the game without any joy, and their miserable evening was complete when a last minute own goal rounded off a 3-0 score line. Newcastle goalkeeper Tim Krul sent a long punt forward, and Jones calamitously directed the ball into his own net.
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