Premier League Classic | Newcastle United 4 Manchester United 3 | 2001/02

Seven goals and an iconic red card for Manchester United captain Roy Keane as we look back on a classic ‪@premierleague‬ fixture at St. James' Park.
Laurent Robert opened the scoring with a stunning free-kick before Ruud van Nistelrooy levelled. Goals from Rob Lee and Nikos Dabizas put the Magpies in command but again the visitors hit back through Ryan Giggs and Juan Sebastian Veron. United kept pushing and won the game courtesy of an own goal from Man Utd defender Wes Brown.
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[@alastairmottram3346]

Shearer's reaction, or lack thereof, is priceless. If you can keep your head while all about you are losing theirs. You'll be the man my son!

[@JabbaTheAmerican]

"Go ahead, let him go. Watch what happens."

[@farzanamughal5933]

@Jolly Camper A lion? For tossing a ball at someone's head. Hahaha. Shearer just recongnised it was all bark

[@PIP...33]

@user-bu1xr6cy3v Eric Cantona put fear. Roy Keane is just hot head. U do realize Shearer is GOAT he won in solid team Blackburn. Show me what any player in Premier League won without superteams ?? I respect more Jamie Vardy and shearer than Haaland today or any superteam high scorer. Vardy and Shearer titles are most valuable in ENG history.

[@dclark142002]

Interesting take, considering Shearer initiates the action with a shove at Keane's face... 5:20. Keane is dumb afterwards, as you can never get away with what he did away from home...but Shearer knew what he was doing.

[@PIP...33]

@@dclark142002 SHEARER IS GOAT LEVEL OF PLAYING AND IQ. KEAN JUST HOT HEAD IN SUPERTEAM.

[@tshepomooko5966]

People always comment about the Premier League being scared of Keane, and his rivalry with Vieira. But Shearer was absolutely fearless.

[@petercurry5346]

Keane was the same then as he is now. All gob and bluster but a coward underneath.

[@thekid934]

​@@petercurry5346 Keane backed it up every time he went out there. Nothing cowardly about him. Never took a backward step.

[@petercurry5346]

@@thekid934 You weren’t watching properly then. Keane was then, and is now, pure coward.

[@thekid934]

@@petercurry5346 maybe in your tiny mind he was.

[@petercurry5346]

@@thekid934 and with that comment you reveal your own intelligence level…

[@robdavies82]

Keane boiled and Shearer didn’t even blink 🤣

[@sempereadem54eadem64]

🤡

[@elih9700]

And you lost then, and have lost since 1955.

[@snazzysailor]

cant believe what an A-hole Keane always was/is. Shearer showed him how a real captain behaves.

[@colindavid2078]

@@elih9700 What does this comment even mean?

[@colindavid2078]

Keane loses his head as usual, what a bad loser this man was!!

[@tarquinbullocks1703]

Bobby Robson. Respect to that gentleman for his huge career.

[@enderby4121]

Yes, Bobby Robson was one of the greatest managers in the game, and a wonderful gentleman. There aren't many like him.

[@connorrobertson5564]

never hurts to watch old matches

[@biggiebeil5118]

and will never will! fk those era of football we living in

[@shaunbrennan5882]

That smirk on Alan's face after Keane gets sent off is priceless. That free kick from Robert was textbook stuff. Just perfect. Great goal. I reckon one of the best you'll ever see.

[@IndieVolken]

Barthez made it easy ; his positioning was shit ,as it was for most other goals = too small for a top level goalie - got standed a lot - as did Shiltz

[@mathewjones8886]

@Jolly Camper Everyone could clearly see Shearer deliberately wind Keane up knowing he was going to blow up and then casually stand his ground and smirk as Keane spat the dummy. He made Keane look like a petulant child in front of millions.

[@PIP...33]

@user-bu1xr6cy3v SHEARER SHOWED GOAT LEVEL AND BIGGEST IQ EVER. U AND KEAN ON THE OTHER HAND...OPPOSITE OF THAT.

[@PIP...33]

@user-bu1xr6cy3v yeah deranged. U PROVED THAT U R WEAK LIKE KEAN

[@PIP...33]

@@mathewjones8886 I AGREE , BILLION TIMES STRONGER AND SMARTER THAN KEAN. SHEARER IS GOT. KEAN IS JUST WAGON IN SUPERTEAM

[@since-oj9ce]

Sir Bobby, who can't love this man ❤

[@shaunrobertson1546]

Possibly the most respected Geordie that has ever lived..An absolute Colossus of a human being ❤

[@richarddavidson5433]

@@shaunrobertson1546 That rarest of things. A gentleman in the world of football.

[@russcain2082]

the way he hugged the player after the last goal...just lovely

[@chrisoconnor8392]

Mackems

[@kevanbrown7620]

Sir Bobby loved Gazza he was a legend man Thanks Wor Bobby

[@acquiesce100]

Football is just not the same any longer. To watch these players was a privilege

[@AchtungBaby77]

I've been binge watching EPL highlights from the late 90s and early 2000s and I'm not sure if it's just the nostalgia, but the games definitely felt more raw and visceral back then. Dare I say the managers and players also seemed to have more character then too, whereas today it feels alot more sanitised with VAR and everything getting analysed to the nth degree.

[@JohnKobaRuddy]

​@@AchtungBaby77I don't like hooligans but even I think just bring them back cos football these days is soulless.

[@ElStink4K]

@@JohnKobaRuddy CCTV got rid of em all

[@tonytang5452]

For now they look all the same boring

[@RiJeSeK]

Miss the good old days. Bellamy, Solano, Robert, Lee, Wor Shearer and to top it all off our gaffer SIR BOBBY ROBSON!! ❤

[@seldomsane5278]

Yeah, I'd forgotten how good their squad was.

[@tatasoy]

Don't forget Santiago Muñez 🙂

[@Springbankmassive]

The good old days are coming back man

[@geoffkemp-yg9nl]

Miss the Keegan years even more but let's look forward to shakin up the teams who have had so much success.We aren't going anywhere,get used to it.

[@andygibson5258]

In shearers own words “done him up like a kipper there “

[@THEPete_]

Then and now, we have a team to be proud of 👏🏻

[@toonarmy8524]

i concur

[@toonarmy8524]

@@quill9105 That would be fair comment except for the fact the two times Newcastle got relegated to the championship under the Ashley regime they had the third highest attendance in the country so your"plastic fans" comment is bollox. Even when we were shit in the pl under Bruce there were sitll 45k plus there. Do yourself a favour and talk shit somewhere else you total Bell end.

[@jonesfamily4326]

@@pauldrummyb2017 Intertoto cup from whenever ago!!!!!

[@julianmontejano-vidales9628]

@@quill9105 since the saudi takeover Newcastle have spent wayyyy less than almost every team in the league at the moment js

[@sheilamcgowan7186]

And still won sod all up the wolves

[@BrendanMacWade]

This is the first NUFC match I ever watched on television. In the States, starting in 2000 or 2001, one could watch EPL matches on pay per view. I was curled-up in bed, trying to emotionally recover from my near death experience 4 days earlier in lower Manhattan. And for two glorious hours, I saw my favorite EPL team in-action on a screen. I chose to support NUFC in 1993 partly because they were not Man U, and I like the Geordie culture. I knew I choose the correct team when King Kev nearly won them the title. But this match was life changing for me. And what's not shown here is after the final whistle, Sir Bobby was taking in the achievement and maybe spaced out a bit, and for a split second he didn't notice Sir Alex standing in front of him with his hand out. Bobby snapped out of it, shook Alex' hand and trotted off, victorius.

[@shermz69]

2 of my fav players as a kid Laurent Robert and Solano 😍😍

[@curtismorrissey4916]

What a time to be alive. Sir Bobby ❤

[@youtubevideo7086]

After all those years. Newcastle is back. I'm Real Madrid fan.( Madrista) But I'm happy for Newcastle and their good fans 😊

[@FuShengAlex]

I'll never forget this match. This was my favorite Premier League match ever. I was in a dark place and in a state of shock (like much of the world) as this took match took place only 4 days after 9/11. This video doesnt show they had a moment of silence before the kick off. This entertaining match really lifted my spirits and gave me some sort of happiness during that dark week.

[@dh4n1elee96]

Kevin keagan and sir bobby robson era is best era for Newcastle to watch in my opinion

[@a.w.b.9971]

Love how Shearer absolutely punked Keane, he knew he wouldn't do a damn thing lol

[@thepagan5432]

Keane was always a hot head. Well done to the classic Newcastle team.

[@brizzyoz2462]

Keane courageously allowing himself to be held back from a good hiding.

[@johncallaghan8696]

Both teams were loaded with talent. As a Newcastle fan you really had to work so hard to beat Man United. Two absolutely brilliant managers who had incredible respect for each other. Yes this was a fantastic period in the premier league.

[@blackwhitearmy8525]

What a game this was🔥🔥

[@sutanmakmur2906]

Shearer, Bellamy, Robert, Solano, what a team that was

[@KmT81]

Old days I miss 'em

[@chrisoconnor8392]

Not as good as ferdinand, ginola, Gillespie, beardsley.

[@jujitsujew23]

Shearer played Keane like a fiddle

[@johnwood6029]

Love how shearer doesn't even flinch as Keane goes at him

[@mcbain23]

Rest in Peace Sir Bobby. Hope you've been enjoying the toon season so far boss.

[@tau-ceti]

Shearer just owned Keane in this altercation. Didn't even flinch.

[@njnyboer9264]

Those great days are just around the corner.

[@samson9098]

Love Keano for his enthusiasm...Love Shearer for his coolness.. respect both of them

[@ipoulter9765]

Read the body language Keane goes for Shearer when the ref there’s to protect him as a barrier and then drops off then when he’s got the backing of 5 of his teammates to hold him back he goes for him again, Shearer stands there on his own and does not even flinch

[@FreddyFazbear12]

Hope it’ll be another game like that today, HWTL! ⚫️⚪️

[@명언이야기-g8u]

시어러가 전설적인 선수임은 알고 있었지만 .. 영상으로 보니... 정말 대단한 선수였구나 그리고 2000년대 선수들은 굉장히 카리스마 있는 것 같다

[@whiteflash72]

÷@@%%_*&£-"£#@×=££ Well you fkn started it !!!

[@House0fHoot]

Alan Shearer, with 260 goals, is the all-time top scorer in Premier League history. 260골을 넣은 Alan Shearer는 프리미어 리그 역사상 역대 최다 득점자입니다.

[@TheLfvascon]

Well spoken.

[@indra_2353]

time flies so fast and fell the atmosphre Newcastle United 🖤

[@mageorge8204]

One of our very own Geordie Alan Shearer And what a free kick by Laurent Robert🤩🤩🤩

[@njnyboer9264]

Aye he could hit a ball Robert and it stayed hit

[@jaybeee789]

Keane still scared of Shearer to this day.

[@spacehopper4417]

Most embarrassing day of Keanes career

[@mohamedameer6061]

​@@GLAZERSOUTGGMU but still who got sent off😂

[@olivertunnah3987]

@@GLAZERSOUTGGMU He didn't look scared one bit.

[@akamiguelsanchez9985]

@@GLAZERSOUTGGMU Keane had Beckham holding him back…hardly a hood look for a ‘hard man’ 😂

[@mjk206]

Just an angry white fella that is piss weak

[@mauricekennedy6786]

Great game great manager

[@gary72carol61]

I didn`t watch the video but I just saw thumb nail and title and thought whatever this person deserves a thumbs up.

[@andriesusanto8684]

thats what a proper strike for a goal was . deflected but still rolled in and makes both gk and defenders crumble to the ground in disbelief 😂 . Super Al

[@Tarek_ElMaddah]

Shearer was a tough guy who stood his ground to the bully

[@danielblanco1792]

Beautiful to see this game in full quality

[@sibz2323]

Robert had a hammer of a left foot.....HWTL!!

[@IanEckert1977]

RIP Sir Bobby Robson...

[@johnbaldock6353]

Beating That Team At That Time is INCREDIBLE!!👍

[@TerbrugZondolop]

I loved this squad so much. ❤

[@bionic4368]

Baby Keane shouting "hold me back bhoys". 😅😂😂🤣🤣🤣

[@adammac4960]

I remember watching this game in the local pub with my dad when I was 12. Then the tradition was to watch it on match of the day with a takeaway after I had reenacted it on fifa 2002 on my ps2 😂. How good was being a kid back in the 90s early 00s when football was at its best. Feel sorry for the generations growing up now.

[@sponish0]

Everyone thinks football was at its best when they were a kid

[@malcolmclements9254]

Shearer stared down the Irishman and it said it all "do you want the red card or a season ban, what's your next move."

[@damieningram2139]

NO ONE IS BETTER THEN SHEARER NOT CR7 NOT MESSI, SHEARER IS THE GOAT

[@wehatemancs4393]

Manc rats

[@davidaskinas9522]

Said only one person ever.

[@iliyababakini1097]

Funny

[@Sebastian-x5f8m]

Make me 2​@@davidaskinas9522

[@Sebastian-x5f8m]

​​@@davidaskinas9522 make me 2 and most of toon army

[@midlandgeordie]

Beating Man U is the best feeling in the world..NUFC 👍

[@FootkerSnooball]

As they've denied you ever seeing any silverware lol

[@whiteflash72]

​@@FootkerSnooball"EVER" nah not ever we'll win something shortly kidda just watch

[@FootkerSnooball]

@whiteflash72 I wouldn't have minded if you did instead of the usual other teams that do and I didn't say you never would because unless the world explodes every club have a chance to win something some day even if not in our lifetime's but to even still be saying at this moment in time that Newcastle haven't won anything in my lifetime isn't good enough for how big a club they are and how many trophies up for grabs per year it's really poor they've not won anything. Same with the likes of Everton, WestHam, Villa, Spurs have also gone way too long for a club like that but that's only 16 years which is nothing compared to Newcastle. At least you became sugardaddy so there's a better chance but I thought that last season and it was an awful season. I get that there are many very rich teams now so becoming sugardaddy isn't as rewarding as when Chelsea were bought for example. But they were having a terrible year when Newcastle played them in the LeagueCup quarter-finals and even then Newcastle bottled it and Newcastle didn't even qualify for Europe when they were in the ChampionsLeague which was also a disaster I'm surprised EddieHowe was kept on although the standards at Newcastle haven't been high so I guess actually it does make sense. No trophy, no CL knockout or even EuropaLeague entry to potentially go far in a competition and then a quite low PL funish therefore failure to qualfied for CL or EuropaLeague (or ConferenceLeague qualification not that it has any prestige and actually I just remembered WestHam won that due to the fact they only invented it a few years ago specifically for teams who never win anything) was too poor of a season to be kept on. But ManUtd prevented Newcastle from PL's 95/96, 96/97 (even CharityShield 1996), FAcup 98/99, PL 2002/03 to a certain extent, FAcup SF 2005, LeagueCup final 2023 so I meant ever from that period to now.

[@tempienzygmunt]

5:50 Dla tego Pana i dzięki niemu zacząłem oglądać Premier league!! Podziwiam gościa od Euro 96‼️‼️👍👍👍👏

[@olmade1]

Solano was a baller no one talks about...

[@F1Kamel_1992]

Another classic from the olden days

[@Alextoon1]

Please give us more of these !

[@shahirnaga4507]

Keane wouldn't even dare do that to Big Dunc

[@mrugod]

Keane got his knickers in a twist 😂😂😂

[@dclark142002]

Happens when the star of the opposing team makes to shove your face, knowing the ref doesn't have the guts to card a home team star... ...this is where coaches have to drill discipline. When you are playing on the road, the deck is stacked against you. Prevail against it...don't get dumb cards.

[@FootkerSnooball]

@mrugod Like Keegan at the end of 1995/96😂

[@jimmy-vy8hy]

The Shearer 's look is like : Don't mess with me ,Roy Keane!!!

[@joeblagden1814]

Shearer was class back in the day with Newcastle & Keane .. well what can you say 🙃..

[@dclark142002]

Apparently 'class' is defined as instigating fights. Look closely, Shearer throws the first shove...not enough to get the refs attention, but enough to push Keane into stupidity.

[@grumpytuber]

what shearer said to keane is one of life’s great mysteries.

[@DT-rb7ro]

Shearer said "Want me to sign that for you son" Kean had the ball under his arm.

[@Budimanfamili]

Laurent Robert what a player 🔥

[@shengyi1701]

If I recall, Red Devils went on to lose to Blackburn, Liverpool, Arsenal, Newcastle and Chelsea and who was playing in those games? Laurent Blanc! BLANC!

[@puddlejumper1360]

Great Memories - God BLESS The Ones Who Are No Longer With Us - TOON TOON ❤

[@stuartmorrison7480]

Shearer the better man for not stooping to his level

[@richarddavidson5433]

I think he did the job, tbf

[@soefsoefhazz8379]

Well done Shearer👍🏽⚽💪🏽🏆🖤

[@Balkan_game]

What a soccer time this was !!!! 💪💪💪

[@ops7917]

As a Man United fan, this result was galling. But I've never been slow in saying Shearer is my all time favourite Toon player, the guy was tough to play against which was bad enough for the opposition. But not enough credit goes to that clever underlying toughness to stand up to anyone like he did here against Keane. Make no mistake, if Keane threw a punch that landed, you'd have seen an almighty fight. Shearer wasn't afraid of any player.

[@flemingcourt]

I'll never forget this game!

[@brettharter143]

Same the free kick is always etched in my mind

[@Firebrand55]

Now they smile sweetly at each other.

[@danielosdinia4258]

Sir Bobby apparently was deep in thoughts and somewhere else!. 😂😂What a gentleman. RIP

[@Magicalfluidprocess]

Class that from shearer ,

[@diegopineda3664]

Robert was a baller, he was pure magic

[@David-vx4mx]

Never a more satisfying win against that lot.

[@PapaKanzia]

Crazy game❤❤❤..this is Premier League miss this time

[@GEOPOLITICALANALYSIS]

The Greek phenom - Ntabizas! He was on fire those years

[@lifeson90]

sir alex straight in to shake sir bobby's hand, true gentleman

[@DickiesDisintegratingWan-dt3ek]

LMFAO old Queeno shit himself when Shearer faced him. "Hold me back, hold me back"

[@Deej2025]

May the current team we have bring back these kind of days

[@1966geordieboy]

Still craps his pants whenever he just hears the name, Shearer 😂😂

[@jonathanward7320]

Hi NUFC, do you have highlights of Newcastle 6-2 Everton, 29th March 2002, would love to see those highlights. Thank you

[@benjidog4676]

it always gets me the look of Alex Fergunson .It's like silent anger

[@jasonlee4267]

We need a shearer type player again at St James Park. Someone who can easily bag 20-30 per season

[@shawnabear6756]

You're not doing too badly Sir 👍

[@F_U_2024]

Buy Haaland

[@jasonlee4267]

@@shawnabear6756 we are absolutely flying, and it is no complants, BUT we have had 11 draws already this season, only Brentford have drawn more (13), we just need a proven solid goalscorer who can turn 4 or 5 of those draws into wins and we would actually be pushing for the title already

[@jasonlee4267]

@@F_U_2024 as much as I wish we could, we couldn't sign a player like Haaland just yet, until we are back playing in the champions league again, and even then I think it would be hard until the overall team is strengthened further to be able to compete a bit more, we will get there for sure, and no complaints on how we have completely changed, its just my hope that we once again get a serious striker

[@shawnabear6756]

Shearer never flinched!.

[@MyVadson]

What the times! What the names!! What football!!! Tears in my eyes...

[@footballfanatic1657]

St. James park stadium was a iconic for me

[@chapolincolorado04]

*"A Brilliant finish, a wonderful goal!"*

[@Clklom]

When football was like a magic.....

[@hardhiansyah7173]

Giant Killer NUFC 🎉

[@felipeduenas2968]

Newcastle United is that champion hands .

[@PrivateEye121]

Shearer would've went through Keane easier than a hot knife through butter!

[@billlynn8256]

or a knife through hot air

[@jamesdennett196]

I have no idea if he would have. Almost irrelevant. In that moment, Shearer didn't even flinch, so he obviously backed himself 👊🫡😂

[@smartiepancake]

Look closely - it was in fact Shearer that started it, which makes me like this even more.

[@alexdeLpicko]

When shearer shows us that he became a legend not only because his enermous goals.

[@elaineslater6647]

A great result love the toon

[@elaineslater6647]

Eat your heart's out you man united fans I love the toon

[@SDagger]

Sir Bobby Robson ❤

[@MIP1-z9o]

What a fantastic Manchester United team hehehe. Manchester United best club in UK 🇬🇧 FOREVER. Greetings from Leicester. Godbless. Glory Glory Manchester United and Sir Alex Ferguson forever 🙌 ❤️. All the best always lovely MU. GGMU. Greetings 🇬🇧.

[@jimmycrosby]

Hope today in 2023 The Mags do it again. HWTL give the melchester a flogging 😁😁😁

[@gordontaylor5373]

I liked the bit when the commentator said", I don't know why, but Keane threw the ball at Shearer." I know why - because Keane's a headcase!

[@jpswaddle7899]

Best Game I ever went to.

[@slingertennischronicles]

The old 'handbags at dawn' scenario between Shearer and Keane. Anyone for a prawn sandwich?

[@pranav5788]

Shearer didn't even flinch lol

[@kristiantogunawan2546]

Because it's Newcastle United home game, away game absolutely different story,

[@David-vx4mx]

Just after 9/11 too,and Keane displaying despicable behaviour, with some of his team mates too.Full kudos to Shearer for not retaliating against their pushes on him.

[@chrismac2234]

I'm sure shearer is the only pro that could get under Keane's skin so easily. O yes and if football had special teams Robert would be my kicker. Higher success rate that Beckham and he had a longer range. He was amazing under Bobby (unhinged but amazing)