11 Surprising Stats From Man Utd 0-0 Newcastle United

14 - Newcastle Won More Aerial Duels (14) Than Man Utd (13)

A nagging fear remains within the Toon faithful that, despite Chancel Mbemba's arrival, the Magpies remain susceptible in the air defensively. Although Saturday's excellent defensive performance from Fabricio Coloccini, Steven Taylor, and Mbemba - as well as the contribution from Aleksandar Mitrovic - does not wholly allay those fears, it does suggest that having the powerful Serbian up top could make Newcastle less prone to concede from set-pieces and crosses into the box. On Saturday, the Magpies shaded the number of aerial duels won, 14 to Manchester United's 13. That means that Newcastle won 52% of the aerial duels, with the Red Devils coming out on top just 48% of the time. You'd have been hard-pressed to find a Toon supporter who would have suggested they would shade the aerial battle at Old Trafford before the match, that's for certain...