The team delivered a performance their absent manager will have been proud of and in doing so secured a rare double over Manchester United

Newcastle United players and staff pledged not to let their standards drop without Eddie Howe physically being on the touchline and the Magpies certainly delivered in the 4-1 win against Manchester Un

Eddie Howe was admitted to hospital on Friday night and has since been kept in for tests, with Newcastle saying that their manager has felt unwell for 'a number of days'