Manchester United failed to ease the pressure on Ole Gunnar Solskjaer after a limp display in their 0-0 draw against Manchester City, while Miguel Almiron scored in 20 seconds as Newcastle beat West Bromwich Albion 2-1 on Saturday.
Solskjaer faced calls for his sacking after United crashed out of the Champions League with a midweek defeat at Leipzig.
The beleaguered United manager desperately needed an uplifting result in the Manchester derby to win back some support.