Cab for Fergie! Wonder strikes by Cabaye and Ba bury toothless 部隊d

By Colin Young

Manchester 部隊d were blown away by はびこる Newcastle on a blustery night on Tyneside, 苦しむing 支援する-to-支援する league 敗北・負かすs for the first time in three seasons.

A brilliant 解放する/自由な-kick by Yohan Cabaye followed the 15th Barclays 首相 League goal of the season for Demba Ba, which 始める,決める the home 味方する on their way.

Toon raider: Cabaye celebrates scoring his free-kick to send Newcastle into a 2-0 lead shortly after the interval

Toon raider: Cabaye celebrates 得点する/非難する/20ing his 解放する/自由な-kick to send Newcastle into a 2-0 lead すぐに after the interval

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A late own-goal by Phil Jones left the 支持する/優勝者s 追跡するing 隣人s Manchester City by three points after a 劇の festive programme when all the 最高の,を越す six - apart from Tottenham - 苦しむd 敗北・負かすs.

Alan Pardew, who 選ぶd up his best 勝利,勝つ as Newcastle 経営者/支配人, said: 'You need bravery, we had some 優れた individual 業績/成果s.

Bad day at the office: United were left to reflect on back-to-back Premier League defeats

Bad day at the office: 部隊d were left to 反映する on 支援する-to-支援する 首相 League 敗北・負かすs

'We have had an 優れた season but this is the first time we have really turned over one of the 最高の,を越す teams.'

Ferguson 解任するd striker Wayne Rooney after his New Year's Eve 罰 but 代用品,人d the England striker after 75 minutes.

Welcome back,
 Roo: The striker was restored to United's starting line-up after missing the defeat by Blackburn

Welcome 支援する, Roo: The striker was 回復するd to 部隊d's starting line-up after 行方不明の the 敗北・負かす by Blackburn

Off Roo come: But was substituted by Sir Alex Ferguson with 75 minutes gone

Off Roo come: Rooney was 代用品,人d by Sir Alex Ferguson with 75 minutes gone

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He 取って代わるd £18million keeper David de Gea with Anders Lindegaard, but he too failed to 対処する with Newcastle's 空中の 脅し.

Ferguson, who 辞退するd to 非難する the Dane for any of the three goals, which 二塁打d the number 部隊d have 譲歩するd on their travels, 認める that the 敗北・負かす, their first at Newcastle for a 10年間, was a major 後退 in the 肩書を与える race.

But, remaining 静める as he analysed a loss which (機の)カム after Saturday's home 敗北・負かす by Blackburn, the 部隊d boss said: 'Yes, City have the advantage. They played last night and won and we played tonight and we lost so it is advantage to them.

Head in hands: Lindegaard replaced De Gea in the United goal - but still conceded three goals

長,率いる in 手渡すs: Lindegaard 取って代わるd De Gea in the 部隊d goal - but still 譲歩するd three goals

'But we will soon have two or three players 支援する and that will make a big difference. 'This is no time to panic. We have the experience to 対処する with it.'

Newcastle boss Alan Pardew said: 'We won because we controlled the game, we wouldn't let them play. 肉体的に and aerially we had an advantage. It was a 広大な/多数の/重要な victory - we (警官の)巡回区域,受持ち区域 the 支持する/優勝者s 3-0 and we probably deserved that scoreline.'

Newcastle striker Shola Ameobi 追加するd: 'We saw what Blackburn did to them a few days ago and we thought that could be something we could work on - get the ball in behind them and squeeze them up the pitch.'

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