Manchester United's 100 percent start to the Premier League season ended when they were held to a goalless draw against Newcastle United at Old Trafford.
Wayne Rooney had an early goal ruled out for offside as United, 1-0 winners in their opening two league games, dominated but it was Newcastle who went closest to scoring in the first half when Aleksandar Mitrovichit the crossbar.
Substitutes Javier Hernandez and Antonio Valencia then had opportunities to snatch a late goal for the home team who are top of the table with seven points.
"It was a very important result for us," said defender Fabricio Coloccini as Newcastle ended a run of seven successive away league defeats. "We worked really hard.
"It's very hard to play at Old Trafford because they have a lot of possession," he told BT Sport. "We were told to defend as well as possible and we did really well."
United captain Rooney has made a mediocre start to the season but began brightly against Newcastle, having a sixth-minute goal chalked off.
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