Newcastle boss Bruce: 'I thought we were a little bit too easy at times to play against'

Speaking on Sky Sports after the game, Newcastle manager Steve Bruce said: "Manchester United were a handful all night, some of their forward players and their movement we found it difficult. But you stay in it, they scored from a free kick we had and broke away and then towards the end we were a bit naive.

"[Goalkeeper] Karl Darlow has been fantastic. He was brave when we needed him to be. You know your goalkeeper will have to play well against the big teams, I hope he will be OK next week. I thought we were a little bit too easy at times to play against. We will go away really, really disappointed."

The Red Devils left it late on Saturday, scoring 3 goals against Newcastle in the final 10 minutes of the game at St James' Park.