Talking of team performances - this was the first time United really embarrassed one of the big boys following their promotion to the top division in 1993. But what ranks this one higher than the West Brom display in the previous entry, was the show stealing performance of Andy Cole... Goals in the fifth, 16th, and 30th minutes secured a hat trick for King Cole, as United's passing, and the forward's movement, utterly bamboozled The Reds. The goals raised the number nine's tally to 21 in 17 matches at the time, with 15 of those arriving in the Premiership. While this trio of goals was the former Bristol City man's fifth hat trick of his fledgling career. These goals would go some way to helping the England man break Newcastle's record for goals in a single season, which had been set by Hughie Gallacher nearly 70 years earlier. Cole scored a staggering 41 goals in all competitions during the 1993/94 campaign to seal his place as a United and Barclays Premier League great. This performance was up there as the best Magpies' fans saw from a striker in black and white during the 1990s, with Tino's trio against Barcelona and Shearer's five against Sheffield Wednesday ranking higher, perhaps...
