Harry Kane and Heung-min Son left the field with expressions that suggested a new Premier League force is emerging as they took defeat on the chin in the capital.
As Kane left the field - as England skipper - he was keen to show respect to Newcastle while Son walked through the mixed zone and shrugged his shoulders knowing that his team had done everything they could in the second half only for United to survive the onslaught.
Both are world class competitors but Newcastle showed they could live with them in a high octane fixture. Can United keep it up?