The true face of MU at St James' Park

"Sancho and Varane are the players who reacted to coach Erik ten Hag, where are they now in the MU squad? Sancho was disciplined and Varane sat on the bench. Rashford and Martial could be the next ones, but whether Erik ten Hag dares to deal with these disobedient stars is a matter of waiting to be seen. MU has shown that they are very shaky and facing a disastrous season if they do not look directly at the problem to solve it," commented The Sun (UK). Rashford and Martial are the two players who played poorly and ignored coach Erik ten Hag's tactical instructions in the match against Newcastle.

Striker Rashford played poorly in the loss to Newcastle

MU won 5 out of 6 matches before losing to Newcastle (the remaining match lost to Man.City). These victories of MU were against Brentford, Sheffield United (both 2-1), Fulham, Luton Town (both 1-0) and Everton (3-0). Or the 3 previous wins including Wolverhampton (1-0), Nottingham Forest (3-2) and Burnley (1-0). These are teams that are all outside the top 9 in the Premier League. MU lost 3 matches against championship competitors including Man.City (0-3), Arsenal (1-3), Tottenham (0-2). This is understandable, because at the moment MU cannot compare with these top opponents, but with the "Red Devils" having lost to Brighton (1-3) or Crystal Palace (0-1) - teams in the middle, coach Erik ten Hag always affirmed that "MU is improving every day".

"Meeting Newcastle at St James' Park, a direct competitor for the top 4 position and in crisis due to the storm of injuries, how did MU show their progress? Absolutely zero. MU was completely overwhelmed from the beginning of the match. At times, Newcastle controlled the ball up to 80% on the field and freely bombarded goalkeeper Onana's goal. MU could only play the ball for the last 15 minutes of the match including extra time, when Newcastle had a 1-goal lead (Anthony Gordon scored in the 55th minute) and proactively slowed down to protect the victory", commented The Guardian (UK).

The defeat to Newcastle made it 6 defeats in 14 matches since the start of the Premier League season. A total of 10 defeats in 21 matches in all competitions. This is also the first time in 101 years that MU has lost 3 consecutive matches against Newcastle. MU has now dropped to 7th place in the Premier League with 24 points (2 points behind Newcastle) and is at the bottom of the Champions League table. In the next round, the "Red Devils" will return to Old Trafford to meet Chelsea at 3:15 a.m. on December 7, then meet Bournemouth at 10:00 p.m. on December 9. MU will play their final match of the Champions League group stage against Bayern Munich at 3:00 a.m. on December 13. Coach Erik ten Hag's future at MU may also depend on the results of these matches.

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