A young United side was led to an emphatic victory over a more-experienced Liverpool outfit by an inspired Albert Luque at Wrexham tonight.

United had the Spaniard in the side together with Olivier Bernard and Matty Pattison, while Liverpool put out a strong-looking side including Jermaine Pennant, Robbie Fowler, Bolo Zenden and Jerzy Dudek.

Luque gave us the lead from 30 yards after 25 minutes, and James Troisi doubled that advantage 8 minutes later to put us 2 ahead into the break.

At the 3/4 point of the game, Luque struck from 35 yards this time to make it 3-0 and, although Robbie Fowler grabbed a consolation in the 89th minute, Carl Finnigan ensured a 3-goal victory in the 1st added minute.

NUFC - Cook, Bertram, Bernard, Doninger (sub Critchlow 57), Huntington, Atkin, Troisi, Pattison, Finnigan, Luque (sub Carroll 80), Cave. Subs (not used) - LuaLua, Morris, Francis

Liverpool - Dudek, Peltier (sub Smith 7), Warnock (sub Darby 35), Roque, Paletta, Guthrie, Pennant (sub Flynn 61), Zenden, Fowler, El Zhar, Threlfall. Subs (not used) - Hobbs, Roberts

This is becoming ridiculous. The way we played football was nigh on blasphemous to Newcastle’s supposedly steadfast attacking football.

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In the aftermath of yet another defeat at Old Trafford, one familiar statistic was trotted out - that we have not beaten Man U away since a 2-0 win in 1972. However, I’m one of the few fans that wears a smile whenever I hear this. You see, dear Reader, this old git was there.

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