
The pressure ramped up further on Erik ten Hag after Manchester United fell to a second successive wretched 3-0 home defeat, this time against Newcastle.
The dismal hosts - easily beaten in a one-sided Manchester derby by rivals City on Sunday - were brushed aside again at Old Trafford by a confident Toon side who exacted revenge for last season's painful Carabao Cup final defeat in Wednesday's fourth-round tie, sealing their spot in this year's quarter-finals in the process.