Coach Erik ten Hag names the cause that forced MU to 'crawl into the cave' again

The two stars on MU's attack line, Martial playing as a center forward and Rashford on the right wing, barely touched the ball before they were both substituted by coach Erik ten Hag in the 60th minute. Just a few minutes earlier, Anthony Gordon scored the opening goal 1-0 for Newcastle in the 55th minute of the match in round 14 of the English Premier League.

Rashford (left) expressed dissatisfaction with coach Erik ten Hag's decision to substitute players.

Coach Erik ten Hag was helpless many times because he instructed MU players not to follow tactical intentions.

According to The Sun (UK): "Martial and Rashford did not put any pressure on Newcastle's defense. Martial was even caught arguing with coach Erik ten Hag many times, when the Dutch coach directed him from the sidelines. Meanwhile, Rashford often left his position, signaling that he wanted to play in another position on the field, allowing Newcastle's Tino Livramento to stir things up, forcing Maguire and Luke Shaw to constantly come to the rescue."

Former player Jemaine Jenas commented on TNT Sports: "Martial and Rashford played very badly. Both of them hardly had the ball, were superficial and had no motivation at all. Many times we saw them seem to want to react to the coach and want to play their way rather than follow Erik ten Hag's plan."

"Certainly, I will speak to Rashford privately, not to the media. I know this is going to happen and Rashford knows what it is. We support him, help him get back to his best form. I repeat: Rashford is still working hard and trying very hard. He will be back soon with all our support," said coach Erik ten Hag.

Rashford (behind) was often easily passed by Newcastle's young defender Tino Livramento

"MU is a very resilient team. We have a plan and we will continue to move forward. I will talk to the whole team to clear everything up. We still tried until the last minute, we had chances, but the goal was disallowed for offside. I think the best result of the match should be a draw," coach Erik ten Hag shared.

MU lost to Newcastle in almost all indicators

However, English football commentators on TNT Sports seem to disagree with coach Erik ten Hag's opinion. After Jemaine Jenas, former player Ally McCoist (Scotland) pointed out that MU was inferior in every aspect against Newcastle, with only 8 shots (1 on target) compared to 22 shots (4 on target of the opponent). MU also did not control the ball much with 42% compared to 58%. Newcastle had 519 passes while MU only had 365 passes.

The defeat to Newcastle means MU has lost 6 of their 14 Premier League games since the start of the season. In total, they have lost 10 of their 21 games in all competitions. Meanwhile, with MU's 8 wins in the Premier League, no team is currently in the top 9. The only win in the Champions League was against underdogs FC Copenhagen (1-0, but they lost 3-4 in the second leg).

MU is currently down to 7th place in the Premier League and is at the bottom of the Champions League. In the next round, the "Red Devils" will return to Old Trafford to host Chelsea at 3:15 a.m. on December 7, then meet Bournemouth at 10 p.m. on December 9. MU will play their final Champions League group stage match against Bayern Munich at 3 a.m. on December 13.

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