The latest North East sport headlines, from Daniel Wales.
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00:00Newcastle United defeated Manchester United at St James' Park by four goals to one, including a brace from Harvey Barnes, to see the Magpies move up to fourth place in the Premier League.
00:11They did this without Eddie Howe on the touchline, who was hospitalised on Friday because of an illness.
00:19Yeah, it certainly was. I said to the players before the game to go and deliver a performance that the manager would be proud of, and they certainly went out and delivered that.
00:27Yeah, I had a message from him just before I come to Lula Press, congratulating the team and the performance and the work from everybody.
00:36He was able to watch the game, and I'm sure that performance would have put a smile in the space.
00:41Super proud of the players. Not surprised because we've got a fantastic group of players, got some great leaders within that.
00:52And there's times like this when the manager's not there, when he's not there to lead the team, that you have to step up individually and collectively.
00:59And everybody certainly did that today. So, you know, really, really proud of the players to go out and deliver the performance that they did today against a good Manchester United team.
01:08I'm sure I'm one of them to be proud of.
01:10Meanwhile, Sunderland lost further momentum, as they were defeated by Swansea City by one goal to nil at the Stadium of Light.
01:17Yeah, the disappointing result, obviously.
01:22And, yeah, we had the possession, the ball today, but it was difficult to create chances.
01:30And they were well organized, and I think they play with their style of play, an aggressive shape.
01:39And we struggled to not to maintain possession, but to create unbalance and to find the right dynamic.
01:48First of all, I think we have to understand that it's really important to manage the squad.
01:54And, yeah, the result is not the result expected, but at the same time, some players started today with the opportunity to get some minutes.
02:06And it shows that you need experiences to grow.
02:09And obviously, when you start, you are not at the best level.
02:12And they need support.
02:14And they're not at the best level.