Manchester United 0-0 Newcastle United: Cristiano Ronaldo frustrated in front of goal in Premier League stalemate

Cristiano Ronaldo had two goals disallowed as Manchester United were held to a 0-0 by Newcastle United at Old Trafford. The Magpies created more chances in an entertaining first-half with Joelinton hitting the woodwork twice with headers in the space of a few seconds while Callum Wilson had a strong penalty shout when he was tripped by Raphael Varane. Ad Erik ten Hag, who started Ronaldo, Jadon Sancho and Fred, saw his side eventually find their rhythm and Antony forced Nick Pope into a fine save.

Premier LeagueOpinion: Newcastle have learned the lessons of the Glazers' Man Utd disasterYESTERDAY AT 13:05 Ronaldo had two goals disallowed in the space of a minute in a bizarre start to the second half. The Portuguese forward was correctly ruled offside for the first incident. He was then penalised for nicking the ball off Nick Pope following a Magpies free-kick and putting the ball into an empty net but the referee controversially ruled the ball was still dead.

And Ten Hag's mood towards the officials would not have improved after Sancho was denied a penalty after appearing to be fouled by Sean Longstaff. Marcus Rashford was brought on for Ronaldo for the final 20 minutes, and spurned a late chance when he opted to pass to Fred whose shot was wide, while Eddie Howe brought on Joe Willock, Matt Targett and Chris Wood but it failed to yield a goal. The result means United remain fifth in the Premier league table, one place above the Magpies.