Result a building block for title success, says Keane
The Old Trafford outfit were unable to break down a Magpies defence marshalled superbly by Jonathan Woodgate and appeared to run out of ideas long before the game ended in a goalless stalemate.
While some believe United’s lack of cutting edge emphasises why is Alex Ferguson is poised to swoop in the January transfer window and recruit a new striker as back-up to van Nistelrooy, Keane adopted a more philosophical stance.
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