United have slumped to one in every of their worst begins in current historical past. (Credit: Twitter)
Defeat within the round-of-16 recreation was United’s eighth loss in all competitions this season and the most recent blow for English soccer’s most storied membership.
Manchester United’s season descended deeper into disaster on Wednesday after a 3-0 house loss towards Newcastle ended its protection of the League Cup and heaped extra stress on supervisor Erik ten Hag.
Defeat within the round-of-16 recreation was United’s eighth loss in all competitions this season and the most recent blow for English soccer’s most storied membership.
“It is below the standards everyone expects from Manchester United. It is not good enough by far,” Ten Hag stated. “We have to put it right. I take responsibility for it. It is my team and they are not performing. I have to share it with my players, but I am responsible.”
Manchester United 0 Newcastle 3. Back-to-back 3-0 house losses for #MUFC. It’s now eight defeats in 15 video games in all competitions. Worst begin to a season since 1962/63. pic.twitter.com/YlPVZ2OvKf— Ben Jacobs (@JacobsBen) November 1, 2023
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It is 10 years since United was final competing for membership soccer’s greatest prizes when it received the Premier League title in former supervisor Alex Ferguson’s closing season. The wait to return to its former glories appears to be like as distant now as at any level since then, with its present type pointing towards one other season of disappointment.
The League Cup might not be a precedence for a membership of United’s stature, however it supplied Ten Hag’s best second within the job when in February he led the group to the trophy by beating Newcastle at Wembley Stadium and ended its six-year watch for silverware. That is a distant reminiscence as United’s season continues to slip.
United suffered a 3-0 loss at house to Manchester City within the Premier League on Sunday, and Saudi-backed Newcastle’s repeat of that scoreline raises additional questions for Ten Hag.
The Dutch coach, who received three league titles with Ajax, was mocked by Newcastle’s followers all through the sport as they chanted that he could be fired within the morning. While there was no suggestion Ten Hag’s place is underneath risk, United’s poor type is of rising concern.
After the sport he described himself as “a fighter,” including he was assured he would overcome a troubled begin to the marketing campaign.
“At all my clubs I have done it and also last year here I did it as well, but at this moment we are in a bad place,” he stated. “I see it as a challenge.”
Newcastle was an excessive amount of of a problem on Wednesday as first-half objectives from substitute Miguel Almiron and Lewis Hall put the guests in management by the break and Joe Willock accomplished the scoring after an hour.
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Defeat got here regardless of Ten Hag naming a beginning lineup that had value round half a billion {dollars} — even with out $82 million low season signing Rasmus Hojlund, in addition to Bruno Fernandes and Marcus Rashford.
By the time these gamers have been known as for in an try to show the sport round within the second half, Ten Hag had fielded round $720 million of expertise.
It made little distinction to the result.
“As a team we are not good enough and whatever the reasons are, it is no space for excuses,” stated Ten Hag. “We have to do things better and we have to raise our standards because otherwise you never get the right levels and performance and never get the results.”
Newcastle now travels to Chelsea within the quarterfinals.
“We hope to go one better than last season,” Newcastle supervisor Eddie Howe stated.
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