OK, it wasn't Howay 5-0, and it was no where near the superb 4-3 win the last time we actually beat Man United - but it was still sweet as a nut.
Man United fans from far and very wide of course will probably snigger at the fact Newcastle fans were so happy with a point.
But given the fact that Newcastle are playing raw teenagers and still picking up points makes this a bit of a moral victory of sorts.
And if the scorchers scored by James Milner and David Edgar weren't enough to heat up a chilly St James' Park the general fighting spirit that gushed from the team throughout suggested there is still much more to come from a team that just keeps bouncing back.
Some people say that United didn't play too badly at Everton in the last game of 2006 but 3-0 at Goodison Park and Phil Neville scoring from outside the box is nobody's idea of fun on a Saturday afternoon.
Therefore it was great to see Glenn Roeder gee up his troops against the team that are top of the table.
Milner's strike is a goal of the month contender already and Edgar's deflected effort after Paul Scholes had edged the Mancs in front showed he has no fear.
How many senior players would even think about shooting from there?
The position in the table is still far from perfect, with four points from 12 over Christmas below the set target for Newcastle.
But they still start the year with more points than Aston Villa and Martin O'Neill, who at one point were deamed to be having a wonderful season.
However, as Newcastle start 2007 with 12 in the treatment room how much more can we really expect from them at the moment?
Man U was a great point and great way to start the year.
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