‘Newcastle United somehow managed to turn in one of their worst displays since the arrival of Keegan at St James’s Park,’ wrote The Chronicle after seeing their returning local hero pocketed by Gary Pallister and David May. Nicky Butt and Eric Cantona got the first two David Beckham and Roy Keane added a couple more late on. They were battered 4-0 by the Premier League champions and FA Cup holders, with United splitting the goals equally in each half. Once there, Kevin Keegan’s Newcastle forgot to play. Having turned down Alex Ferguson and Manchester United earlier that summer, Shearer’s competitive debut for Newcastle after his £15million move came against the Red Devils on the Magpies’ first Wembley trip in 20 years. But De Gea’s misery continued during a miserable first 18 months in English football, before he finally filled out and fulfilled the potential United first saw. Mercifully for De Gea, United staged a stunning fightback in the second half to beat their neighbours 3-2. Edin Dzeko rasped in a drive from 30 yards that De Gea never began to get close to. Offering United fans a taste of what was to come for the next 11 years, the opening goal for City came when De Gea refused to leave his line, allowing Joleon Lescott a simple header from David Silva’s in-swinging free-kick.Ĭity’s second, just before half-time, came as a result of City’s shoot-on-sight policy, presumably adopted once they caught view of the stick-thin Spaniard. But in his first appearance, De Gea couldn’t fill his own jersey, let alone Van der Sar’s gloves. United scoured the world for Edwin van der Sar’s replacement before settling upon a waif-ish teenager from Atletico Madrid. Alan Shearer had a ‘mare against the Red Devils.Įrling Haaland and Darwin Nunez will both be hoping to fare better than these guys should they feature for Manchester City and Liverpool at Leicester on Saturday. David De Gea and Jaap Stam both endured miserable first competitive-ish appearances for Man Utd.
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