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Manchester United ruthlessly exploited lackluster defending by Newcastle to win 3-0 on Sunday and move to a share of second place with rival Manchester City in the Premier League. Jonny Evans powered home a header from Robin van Persie’s corner in the eighth minute at St. James’ Park, while Wayne Rooney’s corner found an unmarked Patrice Evra in the 15th. [caption id=“attachment_482367” align=“alignleft” width=“380”]  AP[/caption] Tom Cleverley added a third in the 71st with a long looping shot that proved too much for goalkeeper Steve Harper. Newcastle came closest when Demba Ba’s header came back off the bar and Papiss Cisse’s follow-up was clawed away by United goalkeeper David De Gea just before it could cross the line United and City have 15 points, four behind Chelsea after seven games.
Evans and Evra both headed in a corner each before Tom Cleverley silenced the home crowd with a fantastic third goal.
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