Another disappointing result for Manchester United as Erik ten Hag’s side suffered a 1-0 defeat at the hands of Newcastle United.
A lacklustre performance meant Newcastle won the game comfortably, even though the scoreline may suggest it was a tight affair. It was far from that.
Newcastle took the lead through Anthony Gordon in the second half and United failed to respond.
Here are our three observations from the 1-0 defeat against Newcastle.
Better from Onana
All of the talk before the game was on Andre Onana and his two costly mistakes during the week against Galatasaray. He responded well, put in a solid display despite some of the shoddy defending in front of him, and didn’t show any sign of Wednesday’s display impacting him. The Cameroon goalkeeper pulled off a number of impressive saves.
Lack of energy
Some people will put this down to the midweek trip to Istanbul, but I thought Newcastle simply played with more desire than us and that is extremely disappointing. We didn’t track our runners from midfield, leaving Kobbie Mainoo isolating for much of the first half, and proceeded to concede far too many shots.
Rashford looked lost
When it comes to the previous point – lacking energy – we must remember that Marcus Rashford was rested during the week due to suspension. He was awful throughout and offered very little in the final third. It feels like we’re carrying him through games and his demeanour was questionable yet again.
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