MU gloom deepens

Manchester United's dismal season lurched into crisis on Saturday after a 1-0 loss at home to Newcastle United condemned the champions to their fifth defeat of the campaign.
Yohan Cabaye's goal just after the hour gave Newcastle their first victory at Old Trafford since 1972 and consigned United to back-to-back home defeats in the league for the first time since May 2002.
Having lost 1-0 to Everton on Wednesday, United have now lost as many games as they did in the whole of last season's title-winning campaign and David Moyes's side could fall 15 points behind leaders Arsenal before the weekend is out.
United restored Robin van Persie to their starting XI following a four-game absence with a groin strain, but the closest they came to scoring was a Patrice Evra header that hit the post early in the second half.
Newcastle hit the champions with a sucker-punch in the 61st minute, with Moussa Sissoko galloping down the right flank after winning a duel with Evra before cutting the ball back for Cabaye to sweep home.
Chelsea slipped to third place after on-loan Liverpool winger Oussama Assaidi scored a stunning last-minute winner to give Stoke City a 3-2 victory at the Britannia Stadium.
Jose Mourinho's side were on course for a point after Andre Schurrle claimed a brace either side of goals from Peter Crouch and Stephen Ireland, only for Assaidi to cut in from the left and dispatch a glorious decisive strike at the death.
City fell one place to fourth, five points behind Arsenal, after drawing 1-1 at Southampton.
Liverpool capitalised on Chelsea and City's slip-ups to steal into second place -- above Chelsea on goal difference -- by winning 4-1 at home to West Ham.

RESULTS
Crystal Palace 2 (Jerome 6, Chamakh 58) Cardiff 0
Liverpool 4 (Demel 42-og, Sakho 47, Suarez 81, O'Brien 84-og) West Ham 1 (Skrtel 66-og)
Manchester United 0 Newcastle 1 (Cabaye 61)
Southampton 1 (Osvaldo 42) Manchester City 1 (Aguero 10)
Stoke 3 (Crouch 42, Ireland 50, Assaidi 90) Chelsea 2 (Schurrle 9, 53)
West Brom 0 Norwich 2 (Hooper 13, Fer 89)