Newcastle United boss Eddie Howe and his assistant manager Jason Tindall went wild with the fans at Old Trafford on what proved to be a Magpies glory night.

After years of sneering, taunts, ridicule, injustice, and hammerings, Newcastle got some payback at what had previously been an ill-fated venue. True, Yohan Cabaye's winner in 2013 had at least offered some light across five decades of sheer agony against the Red Devils, but here, for once, Newcastle not only won it, they won it in style.

Kevin Keegan would have "loved it" and Alan Shearer would have enjoyed this one with a wry smile too. Just as every Newcastle fan did because this had been a long time coming.

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No wonder Tindall was waving his fists at Newcastle fans as he savoured the moment, and the traveling fans enjoyed every moment. And the reality is it should have been an even bigger victory!

The opener came after slick work in midfield from Bruno Guimaraes and Sandro Tonali before Jacob Murphy, and Isak got involved further upfield. Bruno then sprayed a fantastic pass from right to left for Lewis Hall, who crossed confidently in the box for Isak.

And that's all it took from Hall as Isak rose high to head into the ground and beyond Andre Onana to open the scoring with just four minutes on the clock. A brief VAR check ruled the goal was fine after a slight suspicion of offside to send the 3,000 Toon fans into raptures.

With 10 minutes gone, Anthony Gordon slipped the ball past Noussair Mazraoui before finding Joelinton but he shot wide at the Stretford End. As Newcastle started with a swagger, Murphy crossed from the right and picked out Gordon at the back post but he mis-hit the ball and it went wide.

Isak should have doubled the lead on 16 minutes when Bruno played a sumptuous pass down the right for Isak who did the hard work. But having skipped towards goal, he got his shot wrong and offered Onana a second chance with a poor shot.

However, a second goal was not far away for the travelling Geordies. Tonali rolled a casual pass to Joelinton in midfield who smartly found Gordon wide on the left. Yet more wizardry from Gordon allowed him to cut the ball on to his right foot before Joelinton rose high and buried a header past Onana after the ball had flicked off Lisandro Martinez.

And Newcastle kept coming. With 25 minutes played the black and whites carved out an opening as Hall fired a powerful shot at Onana but he held on.

Seconds later, Tonali saw a shot deflected wide to hand Newcastle a corner. Kieran Trippier cheekily tried to whip it in at the near post and continue Man United's record of conceding directly from corners but the home side survived.

Newcastle fans served up ironic cheers for Casemiro after he attempted a long range effort which was easy for Martin Dubravka. It was the first time Dubravka had warmed his hands with the Slovakian a near spectator in the first half an hour.

It threatened to get worse for Man United as Isak fired home before being ruled offside before an incredible move freed Tonali in the box and the Italian's effort clipped the post. Had this been a boxing match, the referee might have called it a day for Man United.

But Ruben Amorim shook things up soon after when he hauled off Joshua Zirkzee on 33 minutes and replaced him with Kobbie Mainoo. Moments later, Rasmus Hojlund found space in the box and he lifted a shot over Dubravka but it bounced wide.

It was a slight warning for Newcastle. The effort sparked a comedy response from the Toon faithful, who chanted: "We forgot that you were here" at their red counterparts.

A late chance for Casemiro could have cruelly cut Newcastle's lead to just one in half-time stoppage time, but it went hopelessly wide after Fabian Schar endured a lapse in concentration and passed straight to Mainoo. It would have been harsh on Newcastle, given they'd managed 11 attempts at goal in the first half, but it would prove as a timely warning.

And so Newcastle settled for 2-0 at half-time but the truth is they could have been out of sight. With 52 minutes gone Bruno was fouled by Martinez to hand Newcastle a set-piece 40 yards out but it was wasted and Man United could breathe again.

The Magpies were dealt an injury blow 10 minutes into the second half as Trippier went off clutching his hamstring and was instantly replaced by Tino Livramento. As Newcastle readjusted, they also got lucky just before the hour mark.

A left wing cross was whipped in for Harry Maguire who watched on as his header struck the post with Dubravka beaten. Thankfully, Hall's razor-sharp reactions prevented Matthijs de Ligt halving the lead.

Man United made a double change with 27 minutes left as Alejandro Garnacho and Leny Yoro went on for Casemiro and Lisandro Martinez. But it was now a case of how Newcastle would see the game out.

Isak slipped Hall in down the left, but the ex-Chelsea man fired high and wide before Newcastle started to do a professional job and start to extinguish any threat from the home side. Chants of "sacked in the morning" were directed at Amorim with 12 minutes left.

If there was one slight negative it was Schar's late booking just 10 minutes before the end, with the centre-back just minutes away from the yellow card limit being reset going into the new year.

Howe made two late changes with Harvey Barnes and Joe Willock coming on for Murphy and Gordon with five minutes to go. By the end, Newcastle fans were cheering every pass as their team searched for a third goal.

There were rows of empty seats around Old Trafford long before the end with many home fans unable to bear Newcastle's long awaited big moment. Sure, it could have been more, but Newcastle had outclassed the Red Devils in the Premier League and it tasted sweet for the Geordie faithful.

Referee: Simon Hooper (Wiltshire)

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