Newcastle United battled to a fantastic 0-0 draw away at Manchester United. Even though they rode their luck for the large majority of the game - the first 20 minutes especially - The Magpies ultimately dealt with everything that was thrown their way with consummate class and bravery . Although saying that, they could have nicked all three points if a tantalising ball across the box from Papiss Cisse was met by new signing Florian Thauvin. Remember Gazza against Germany during the Euro '96 Semi-Final? It was just as agonising as that. It was a brilliant display full of guts and determination and eradicated any memory of last weekend's shambolic performance away at Swansea. Aleksandar Mitrovic, who ran a number of marathons during the afternoon, had a couple of chances for United on his full debut, but in truth it was Newcastles defence that starred in Manchester to earn Steve McClaren a draw on his return to his old stomping ground. Florian Thauvin also made his Newcastle debut off the bench as Tim Krul, Chancel Mbemba, and Fabricio Coloccini in particular kept the Red Devils at bay. In fact, there were a number of stand out performers on the day for Newcastle, who proved that even when their backs are against the wall they are up for the fight under McClaren. Here's 11 things we learned from the game...
