Newcastle Go Down to United Superiority

Cristiano Ronaldo turned in another breathtaking display as Manchester United made the most of Newcastle's woes to close the gap on Premier League leaders Arsenal to three points with a 5-1 victory.

The Portugal international claimed a double either side of half-time to take his tally for the season to 29, with Wayne Rooney, who had opened the scoring on 25 minutes, adding a brace and substitute Louis Saha scoring against his former club after Abdoulaye Faye had pulled one back.