Newcastle United handed their survival hopes a significant boost on Sunday afternoon with a surprise victory over Manchester United at St. James’ Park, continuing Jose Mourinho’s woeful record on Tyneside.
The Portuguese boss has now failed to secure a win in any of his seven Premier League visits to the north East and the three points that Newcastle picked-up also brought an end to a concerning run of form for the hosts, who had failed to win any of their last eight home matches.
In a weekend where a number of Newcastle’s relegation rivals also picked up points, including Huddersfield and Swansea, the victory for the Magpies was decisive and a lot can be learned from the memorable victory.
Here, we’ve identified the three key things that can be taken from Newcastle’s victory and what it means for the remainder of the season.
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