Newcastle United suffered a 4-1 defeat against Manchester United at St James' Park - and the home side could have few complaints.
The Magpies took the lead with just two minutes on the clock after Luke Shaw put through his own net but the visitors responded impressively and equalised through Harry Maguire midway through the first half.
Karl Darlow saved a second-half penalty from Bruno Fernandes before the Portugal international, Aaron Wan-Bissaka and Marcus Rashford all scored in the final 10 minutes.
Here are five things we learned from the game.
A dream start but just what happened next?
For 21 minutes on Saturday night, Newcastle were in second place in the Premier League after Luke Shaw's own goal gave the Magpies a dream start against Manchester United.
Given their recent form, the Red Devils could have easily crumbled but Newcastle stood off, dropped deep and the visitors responded well through beleaguered skipper Harry Maguire, who scored a deserved equaliser for Manchester United midway through the first half.
The visitors grew in confidence and smelt blood - which meant it was another taxing game for Karl Darlow, the Premier League's busiest goalkeeper.
That is the flipside of going ahead so early on against one of the Premier League's top sides. Do you press forward and try and double your advantage or do you contain? And if your opponent equalises, as Manchester United did, how do you change the pattern of the game? Newcastle did not have the answer.
A different formation but a similar outcome
Traditionally, Steve Bruce has favoured a back five against the top six but, clearly, the Newcastle head coach did not feel it was necessary against a struggling side who had claimed just three points and conceded 11 league goals going into this game. That sent a positive message pre-match.
Bruce instead used a 4-1-4-1 with Jeff Hendrick moving into a central role and Joelinton, who impressed as a No 10 against Burnley last time out, playing on the right wing but it did not work.
Newcastle, again, invited pressure and that is just not sustainable against the Premier League's best sides. Manchester United's possession and territory really told in the final 10 minutes, when the black-and-whites conceded three goals.
Spurs had 23 shots against the Magpies last month and Manchester United had a whopping 28 efforts on Saturday night. Unlike in the capital, Newcastle did not get out of jail this time.
Karl Darlow emerges with further credit
Newcastle fans must have been fearing the worst when Bruno Fernandes stepped up to take a penalty for Manchester United just before the hour mark.
Following his move from Sporting Lisbon in January, the Portugal international had a 100% record from 12 yards and had scored all 10 of his penalties for the Red Devils. Indeed, the last time Fernandes had a penalty saved, in 2016, he was playing for Udinese.
But Darlow, who danced on his line as Fernandes stepped up, stood tall and was equal to the midfielder's effort to keep the score level for a little while longer.
Martin Dubravka's recovery has taken longer than Newcastle would have liked but Darlow has filled in admirably in his first run in the side since the Newcastle No 1's debut back in February, 2018.
Darlow was limping after a heavy collision with Marcus Rashford midway through the second half and somehow carried on, and how the Magpies will hope it is just a knock.
The moment Newcastle could have landed a sucker punch
It is easy to forget that it was Newcastle who actually came closest to taking the lead early in the second half through Callum Wilson - but David de Gea made a splendid save of his own.
Surrounded, Allan Saint-Maximin did brilliantly to pick out the Newcastle striker with a dinked cross and there would have been no one else the Magpies would have wanted in the box to get on that end of that delivery than Wilson. However, from point-blank range, de Gea, somehow, clawed away Wilson's effort.
It would be a stretch to say it was a defining moment but you just wonder how the game might have panned out had the in-form Wilson landed that sucker punch.
Fans are missed but they show their class
This was a game and occasion made for a packed St James' Park - can you imagine the roar after Darlow's penalty save? - but, sadly, the continued absence of supporters served as yet another sobering reminder of the new normal.
To their credit, Newcastle fans still showed their class after they were rightly disgusted by broadcasters demanding a further £14.95 to watch this game on pay-per-view,
A number of supporters instead donated that fee to the fans' foodbank and helped raise thousands of pounds for a worthy cause.
