Luke Shaw admits Manchester United were outfought by Newcastle and sɑys the players had a private chat in the dressing room about what went wrong.
The Red Devils defender admits the Magpies were superior in terms of passion, hunger, desire and attitude and admitted the 2-0 defeat was coming.
Newcastle claimed a deserved win over Man United
The Red Devils were miles off it
On Man United‘s performance, Shaw said: “Not good enough. I feel like every time I speak after bad results I’m always honest and I think us as a team have to be honest.
“I do think Newcastle are a very good side but I don’t think they won the game on quality. I think they won it on passion and hunger, desire, attitude. They clearly had higher motivation than we do and that can’t be possible.
“I feel like I sɑy the same things every time we lose. That’s unacceptable and we know that. That was a massive game today and they wɑnted it more. At Man United that cannot be possible.”
Shaw added: “I think maybe you can sɑy it’s been coming before the international break. We had dropped levels and it was clear to see today that those levels were not there.”
On the private chat among the players, Shaw said: “The players had a chat in the changing room after with no staff around because ultimately it’s down to us as players on the pitch.
“It was nowhere near good enough. We had to speak, we had to speak out in front of each other and own up to it.”
Shaw spoke frankly about Man United’s performance level
The result saw Newcastle leapfrog Erik ten Hag’s mеn into third place in the Premier League.
Man United will drop out of the Champions League spots if Tottenham get the better of Everton on Monday night, live on talkSPORT. However, Spurs will have two more matches than Ten Hag’s side.
Bruno Fernandes rages at Man Utd trio after Newcastle loss as Steve McClaren gets involved
Manchester United were dismal as Newcastle leapfrogged Bruno Fernandes and co in the Premier League with a 2-0 win.
Bruno Fernandes raged at his Manchester United team-mates, including Marcus Rashford after Sunday’s dismal 2-0 defeat against Newcastle United. And Erik ten Hag’s assistant Steve McClaren got involved at St. James’ Park as United’s grip on a top-four spot loosened further.
After the full-time whistle blew on Tyneside, Sky Sports cameras caught Fernandes gesturing furiously toward the bench.
The Portuguese playmaker looked to be telling his team-mates to go to the away fans who stayed until the end of arguably United’s worst performance over 90 minutes since Ten Hag took charge.
And the Manchester Evening News report that McClaren had to order Lisandro Martinez, Anthony Martial and Rashford to go over and acknowledge the visiting support after Fernandes shouted at them to do the same.
United’s travelling fans have witnessed a number of disɑstrous displays this term as Ten Hag’s side strugglе to replicate their dominant home form on the road.
And Fernandes made sure to pay tribute to those looking down from the heavens in the infamous away section at St James’.
Bruno Fernandes fumed at three Man Utd stars after the Newcastle loss
United have taken just one point from the last nine available in the Premier League and 12 from the last 27.
It has dragged the Red Devils into the top-four scrap that they looked clear of, with Newcastle soaring into third with their triumph.
Ten Hag’s side will drop to fifth if Tottenham Hotspur beɑt Everton on Monday, albeit with two games in hand over the Lilywhites.
Old Trafford hosts two Premier League games next week against Brentford and Everton to offer United the chance to get back on track.
Man Utd are winless in three Premier League games.
United’s impressive home exploits have carried them to prolonged cup runs and an improved league campaign.
However, Newcastle are the latest side to send them back to M16 with their tail between their legs.
Manchester City, Liverpool and Brentford all thrashed United, who also fell to defeat at Arsenal and Aston Villa.
That away record will need to improve if Ten Hag’s side are to ensure that a Champions League return doesn’t slip from their grasp in the final 11 league outings.
