Manchester United's blistering start
blew away Newcastle as their 3-0 win
sent them into second in the Premier
League.
United raced into a 2-0 lead in a
frenetic 15 minutes courtesy of goals
from defenders Jonny Evans and
Patrice Evra, but the hosts felt Papiss
Cisse had pulled one back before Tom
Cleverley added a long-range third.
Danny Welbeck scuffed wide for United
in the opening minutes, but the
Magpies failed to heed this warning
and Robin van Persie's precise corner
was powered in by Evans (8).
Welbeck somehow dragged wide after
robbing Steve Harper and Rafael fired
across the face before the Toon keeper
made amends with a diving stop from
Wayne Rooney's free-kick.
But the hosts' hapless marking at
corners was exposed again when the
diminutive Evra (15) stole into the box
to nod home and Jonas Gutierrez's
shot wide was the best the Magpies
could muster in the first-half.
Newcastle thought they had reduced
the deficit after the break as Cisse's
header was clawed away from the line
by David de Gea, but referee Howard
Webb waved play on amid protests
from the home side.
Rooney tested Harper with a shot as
United looked for a killer third,
although the Magpies remained a
threat and Hatem Ben Arfa fired wide.
But Cleverley sealed it with either a
moment of class or good fortune as
his looping effort flew in the far corner
to leave United just four points off the
top.
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