Louise Taylor has filed her match report from St James’ Park. So that’s my cue to go for a walk and ask myself why, aged seven, I decided to support Manchester United. They fully deserved to lose to Newcastle, who are on a roll at just the right stage of the season. Congratulations to Jason Tindall and all good wishes to Eddie Howe. Thanks for your company, correspondence and considered views on Ruben Amorim, who simply has to win the Europa League now.
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Sky have just put up their xG, which says the score should have been 2-1. They gave Newcastle 2.09, Man United 0.61. But one or two of the other stats are more revealing. On touches in the opposition box, it was 37-12 to Newcastle. On possession won in the final third, it was 12-2. They were all over Man Utd like a rash.
