Newcastle fans love what Alan Shearer tweeted after 1-0 win against Man United

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By Duaine Ansong

Published Feb 11, 2018

It's clear for all to see that the Newcastle legend was ecstatic about the win against Man United

Newcastle United produced a spirited display on Sunday afternoon to beat Manchester United 1-0 and earn their first home league win since October.The visitors dominated possession, however Matt Ritchie's smart finish after Chris Smalling conceded a foul for diving was enough for Newcastle to climb out of the relegation zone.Man United remain in second place, but they are a 16 points behind leaders Manchester City and the defeat means boss Jose Mourinho is still yet to win a league match at St James' Park.

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Newcastle legend Alan Shearer tuned in to watch his beloved side's surprise victory and it's fair to say that he enjoys any chance to wind Man United fans up.

The 47-year-old turned down Man Utd twice during his glittering career, and Newcastle supporters are loving the excitement in his tweet after picking up a much-needed three points.

Shearer and United

Sir Alex Ferguson was extremely keen on bringing Shearer to Manchester during his reign at Old Trafford, however the goal machine opted to stay on Tyneside and become a living legend.

During his ten-year spell at Newcastle, Shearer scored an extraordinary 206 goals in 405 games and is comfortably the Premier League's all-time leading scorer ahead of Wayne Rooney.

Shearer's tweet after Newcastle upset Man Utd

Following the full-time whistle on Sunday, Shearer took to Twitter to praise Newcastle, manager Rafa Benitez, the home fans and express his clear delight at the vital triumph.

A few minutes later, when a clearly agitated Man Utd supporter called Shearer a "bald waste of space", the Match of the Day pundit had the perfect response:

Fans react to Shearer's posts

As you can imagine, the Toon Army are delighted with how ecstatic Shearer is, as well as him silencing one member of the Red Devils fanbase - check out some of the reaction below:

Shearer. widely regarded as the best English striker of his generation, will hope the Magpies can keep this level of performance up in their next league game at Bournemouth.