Newcastle United boss Steve McClaren hailed his centre-halves after their 0-0 draw with Manchester United.

McClaren was impressed by his defence.

"I thought Coloccini and Taylor were excellent," the former England manager said.

"You have to defend well and they were immaculate, they kept us in the game the first 20 minutes and in the last 10 minutes.

"Colo was the leader out there, Taylor also."