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Newcastle United’s problems away from home continued on Wednesday night. Eddie Howe’s side have won only five Premier League games on the road this season and were dealt their 11 away defeat of the campaign at Manchester United. Newcastle were of course unlucky not to have been awarded a penalty when Anthony Gordon was brought down by Sofyan Amrabat in the first-half. Still, as frustrating as that was, it wasn’t the only reason for the defeat. Indeed, some of the defending left an awful lot to be desired. Kieran Trippier’s miserable second-half of the season continued when he played Kobbie Mai…

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