Following a draw against Olympique Lyonnais in Décines, the Manchester United team suffered a severe loss on the Newcastle United field, winning a score of 4-1. This counter-performance accentuates the difficult period that the Red Devils are going through in the Premier League, highlighting the continued fragility and inability to stabilize their performance. The technical management, aware of the stakes of the next championship match, opted for a careful rotation of the squad, a strategy recalling the choices made by Paulo Fonseca in a previous match.

In an effort to preserve his goaltender, André Onana, the Panamanian coach chose to leave him out of the group, a decision that proved to be low-paying. His replacement, Altay Bayındır, made his debut in the Premier League, but did not manage to avoid the influx of goals, suggesting some shortcomings in his interventions. Although this individual performance cannot mask the overall difficulties of the team, it contributes to a sense of uncertainty about the stability of the defensive device.

Dominated by the return of the changing rooms, the Red Devils were overwhelmed by a ruthless Newcastle team, whose former OL player Bruno Guimarães brilliantly scored a goal that inflamed Saint James Park. This 14th defeat of the season relegates Manchester United to 14th place in the Premier League standings, stressing the urgency of a challenge and a significant improvement to remedy the situation.