Newcastle 5-0 Man United: A tribute to the team that hammered the Red Devils; The team that beat Man United were broken up shortly after the famous result at St James' Park.
Byline: Lee Ryder
It's 20 years since Newcastle United beat Manchester United 5-0 in breathtaking style at St James' Park.
Kevin Keegan's team were much loved during the 1990s and for many football fans up and down the country they proved to be their second team.
The Entertainers are still talked about to this day and large portraits of many of its stars are displayed around the stadium.
Here we pay tribute to the players who beat the Red Devils so convincingly.
The popular goalkeeper kept a clean sheet against Man United and went on to play for Newcastle until 1998 after 150 league appearances before returning for a second spell in 2006.
He played for Portsmouth and Sheff Wed in England before being goalkeeper coach at Sparta Prague.
Pav's death last December meant Newcastle was a city in mourning and there was standing room only at a public service at St Andrew's Church.
The Geordie boy was a real crowd favourite and after leaving Newcastle to join Aston Villa, he then had stints at Everton and Sheff Wed.
He has been assistant manager at Birmingham to Lee Clark and is now a coach at Macclesfield Town.
The man who scored that wonderful chip played for another three years at Newcastle before a move to Fulham.
He finished his career at Charleroi and Albert now works as a green grocer as well as a pundit for Belgian TV.
The Bristol lad opened the scoring with a stooping header that WAS over the line despite Man U protests.
After Newcastle he played for Blackburn and Wolves and has had a stint as manager of Lancaster City.
He's still a regular on the talk-in circuit and has played for Newcastle Legends against Liverpool and Man United in recent times.
The Yorkshireman recovered from a touchline argument with Keegan to play in this game but was moved on by Kenny Dalglish to Southampton.
The former England B international drifted into non-league football but is a regular speaker in club lounges at St James' Park.
The midfielder's career at Newcastle continued after Keegan left and he was made captain by Dalglish.
But a fall out at the club with Ruud Gullit almost saw him leave Tyneside.
Sir Bobby Robson's appointment saved his career before he moved on to Derby and then played for West Ham and Wycombe Wanderers.
Lee is a another regular on the talk-in circuit and writes a column for the Chronicle these days.
The former England international remained a popular figure on Tyneside but was sold to Leeds by Gullit in 1998.
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