Manchester United could not continue their slim victories as they were held by Steve McClaren’s men at Old Trafford. Mitrovic with the first half’s best chance as his header hit the bar after Wayne Rooney’s goal was disallowed. It was a game largely dominated by United but the Magpies defended resolutely to take a point away from Manchester and could have stolen a late victory after Smalling’s header bounced off the post and resulted in a counter-attack which was narrowly missed had Cisse’s cross met a firm leg to divert the ball in. It is now 7 points from 3 games for Louis Van Gaal’s men while McClaren’s men have 2 points from the same number of games.
