Jose Mourinho on Newcastle's win over United: They fought like animals

Jose Mourinho praised Newcastle for "fighting like animals" to secure a "beautiful" Premier League victory over his Manchester United team as his winless run on Tyneside continued.

Jose Mourinho on Newcastle's win over United: They fought like animals

Jose Mourinho praised Newcastle for "fighting like animals" to secure a "beautiful" Premier League victory over his Manchester United team as his winless run on Tyneside continued.

The Portuguese, who has never collected three points at St James' Park, saw Matt Ritchie fire old foe Rafael Benitez's men to an unlikely victory and, while suggesting they had ridden their luck, he was complimentary about the huge effort they put in.

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