Manchester United have fallen to another away defeat with a 1-0 loss at the hands of Newcastle United.
It’s now 11 away games for the Reds without an away victory; a sorry state of affairs for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.
Serious questions will now be asked as to whether Solskjaer can turn things around, as there is little sign that there will be an upturn in these abject performances.
United were missing key players Paul Pogba and Anthony Martial against Steve Bruce’s side, but that doesn’t excuse the lack of chances created against a team that conceded five against Leicester last weekend.
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Matty Longstaff scored the only goal of the game on his Premier League debut, driving a shot home past David De Gea from 20 yards out.
United’s best chance came in the first-half when Harry Maguire squandered a golden opportunity, missing a free header six yards out.
But even when Newcastle had taken the lead, the lack of potency and intensity going forward for the Reds was worrying to say the least.
Solskjaer’s men failed to establish any authority in the match and can not feel hard done by over yet another awful result.
See what fans had to make of the defeat:
The very fact that people are (some in jest, some absolutely serious) even entertaining the idea Man United are in a relegation battle shows you the situation the club is in.
— Alex Shaw (@AlexShawTel) October 6, 2019
https://twitter.com/SayNoMore33/status/1180899023529611267
https://twitter.com/TheManUtdWay/status/1180898498058887170
Solskjaer was let down badly when two experienced midfielders and two experienced forwards were allowed to leave and only a youngster from the Championship came in their place. But can he pick a better XI than he is doing?
— Scott Patterson (@R_o_M) October 6, 2019
Shocking from #mufc. No belief, no creativity. Fans showed more defiance than the players. United can get rid of Solskjaer but that simply masks the problem: Woodward & the Glazers. Too focused on profits, not the football. Director of Football required urgently, rebuilding squad
— Henry Winter (@henrywinter) October 6, 2019
The club is rancid, this is the end result of a club that's run like a business that forgot it was a football club, the result of greed, of profit dominating every decision, it breaks my heart but it's the Utd the board and owners deserve.
— Pilib De Brún (Phil Brown) (@Malachians) October 6, 2019
https://twitter.com/MrTomMcDermott/status/1180894393714262017
https://twitter.com/MiguelDelaney/status/1180894420356534272
Sacked this evening? #MUFC #Solskjaer
— Tom McDermott (@MrTomMcDermott) October 6, 2019
