Never has a Manchester United victory been cheered so heartily on Tyneside.
Ruben Amorim’s team could not take care of their own Champions League aspirations this week, but they looked after Newcastle by beating Aston Villa at Old Trafford.
It means Eddie Howe’s side will be playing in Europe’s top competition next season - not that they looked like a Champions League outfit here.
Everton were deserved winners and man-of-the-match Jordan Pickford very nearly enjoyed the perfect double, on the back of hometown club Sunderland’s Championship play-off win 24 hours earlier.