League Cup | Newcastle defeats Man United to advance; West Ham knocks out Arsenal
The Hindu
Manchester United humbled 3-0 at home by Newcastle in League Cup 4th round. West Ham beat Arsenal 3-1, Liverpool 2-1 Bournemouth, Chelsea 2-0 Blackburn, Everton 3-0 Burnley, Fulham 3-1 Ipswich. Port Vale & Middlesbrough also through to last 8. Man Utd's worst run since 1972.
Manchester United were humbled 3-0 at home by Newcastle United in the League Cup fourth round as their dismal start to the season took a serious turn for the worse on Wednesday.
Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag looked shell-shocked as his team were booed off the pitch and the Dutchman is under intense pressure following their 3-0 home defeat by Manchester City on Sunday.
In a repeat of this year's final at Wembley which Manchester United won 2-0, Newcastle led 2-0 at halftime thanks to goals by Miguel Almiron and Lewis Hall before extending their lead through Joe Willock to ease into the quarter-finals.
Newcastle took the lead when Almiron scored in the 28th minute after Tino Livramento won the ball and set up the Paraguayan to slot the ball past keeper Andre Onana.
Hall doubled the lead eight minutes later, volleying into the far corner after a poor clearance and the misery continued for the home crowd when Willock sliced through the defence and slotted his shot into the bottom corner around the hour mark.
Manchester United have lost eight of their last 15 games in all competitions — their worst run since 1972.
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