Harvey Barnes sent his best wishes for a speedy recovery to manager Eddie Howe as Newcastle secured a convincing 4-1 win over Manchester United to move up to fourth in the Premier League.
Barnes scored twice in the second half at a packed St James' Park after Alejandro Garnacho had cancelled out Sandro Tonali's opener. Bruno Guimarães' late strike completed the club's first league double against their Old Trafford rivals since 1930-31, delighting Howe from his hospital bed.
Assistant manager Jason Tindall oversaw the Magpies' fourth successive league win, leaving them just one point behind third-placed Nottingham Forest with a game in hand.
For Manchester United manager Ruben Amorim, who handed goalkeeper Altay Bayindir his league debut in place of the unreliable Andre Onana, there were moments of optimism ahead of the next match but horrific defensive errors, including from the Turkey international, proved fatal.
The home side were the first to create danger when Kieran Trippier intercepted Joshua Zirkzee's pass and fed Jacob Murphy, who fired wide of Bayindir's far post in the third minute.
Zirkzee forced a superb save from Nick Pope after a great combination with Bruno Fernandes on the edge of the area as the visitors tried to respond, but Newcastle took the lead on 24 minutes when Trippier fed Alexander Isak, who tipped it in before feeding Tonali, who fired past Bayindir.
Bayindir produced an incredible save to deny Isak's volley in the 34th minute from Tino Livramento as the pressure mounted and his side were back in the game three minutes later,
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