Newcastle United 1-0 Manchester United: 5 Talking Points and Tactical Analysis | Premier League 2019/20

#2 Manchester United fire another blank

The Red Devils turned in another woeful attacking display

Manchester United arrived at St. James’ Park having turned in a lacklustre performance against AZ Alkmaar, where they drew 0-0. In the aftermath of that game, the club was severely criticised for its pedestrian approach, with many even labelling that United had undertaken a downward trajectory since the start of the term.

And, unfortunately for them, that fire was only stoked further on Sunday with an equally, if not more, diabolical display at Newcastle.

The Red Devils looked bereft of ideas throughout the game and rarely ever posed an unexpected question to the hosts. The visitors passed the ball around meaninglessly and never looked capable of breaching a defence that had shipped five against Leicester a week ago.

Moreover, the likes of Andreas Pereira and Marcus Rashford were completely anonymous as the match bypassed them with ease.

Hence, it wasn’t much of a surprise that the Red Devils’ best chances to make the net bulge came from set-pieces when Maguire threw himself about in the Newcastle box.

Over the years, United have developed quite a reputation of scoring freely and swatting aside everything kept in its path.

Yet, this current side is doing everything it can to make people forget those days and rather remember the mess they are currently.