Any hopes of a comeback were severely damaged by Ameobi’s dismissal and the five minutes cameo from Dummett didn’t help either
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The Magpies, who sit ninth in the table, face Liverpool at Anfield on Sunday, with the hosts still in contention for the league title
But the Nigerian international claims it would be hard to leave Newcastle and would consider a contract extension
Newcastle United ensured a return to the Championship for the Welsh club a year after returning to the top flight for the first time since 1962
The 22-year-old, currently at Parma on a season loan, is owned by Inter Milan and is unlikely to command a place in Walter Mazzarri’s first-team plans in the 2014-15 campaign
Pardew said: “He is a very important leader. He is a player who is going to have a huge future on the coaching and managerial front himself
That has piled the pressure on Pardew, although Ameobi, who scored his first league goal in 16 months at the weekend, insists the players have never been under any illusions as to the challenge they faced
Ameobi stated: “It has obviously been tough for us but one thing that’s remained, is the spirit to want to work hard for each other, to fight, to keep on fighting despite the adversity which we have faced in the last few matches
However, Ameobi is adamant that unity remains intact inside the four walls of St James’
Now United manager, David Moyes, unable to call on England striker, Wayne Rooney, because of a toe problem, can take his squad to Germany with extra belief for the return leg of the quarter-final with Bayern
His only strike this season came in the club’s Capital One Cup win over Morecambe
Jose Mourinho had labelled Chelsea ‘the small-horse’ in a three-horse title race
The victory took City to the top of the Premier League while Newcastle suffered a somewhat harsh fourth successive defeat, but Pellegrini’s pleasure was dampened by a serious knee injury sustained by Samir Nasri following a nasty tackle from Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa
“I am extremely frustrated. I am playing well but not scoring goals,” he told the Evening Chronicle after missing a good chance in Saturday’s 1-1 draw with Southampton
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
The Magpies can boast a 100% record in November after four successive victories under Alan Pardew and with the hectic and often decisive festive period coming up United are very much in with a shout of at least challenging for a Europa League spot
The Nigerian international caused problems for the Canaries defence throughout his 73 minutes on the pitch, and played a huge part in Gouffran’s strike, starting the move deep inside his own half before racing into the box to head goalwards, which City keeper, John Ruddy, spilled
Even so, United have had a number of second-tier clubs express interest in Ameobi, who has worked his way to the fringes of the first-team squad again this season
The Newcastle danger man, who banged in a goal on his home debut against the Flames of Malawi in Calabar, Cross River State, will be hoping for more goals as the African Champions set out for the kill against the Walyas Antelopes of Ethiopia
The Nigerian steered an inch-perfect 76th-minute volley past goalkeeper Tim Krul to snatch victory after the Tigers had twice come from behind on Tyneside