Dismal Manchester United have been out-thought and outplayed again - and Ruben Amorim is culpable
The IndependentSign up to Miguel Delaney’s Reading the Game newsletter sent straight to your inbox for free Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. As Newcastle United powered to a victory where their regret should be that it wasn’t a thrashing, Amorim’s ideas were unravelling before his eyes. Eddie Howe’s side had won 3-0 at Old Trafford in the Carabao Cup last season but Newcastle had only one league win at Old Trafford in half a century; since Frank O’Farrell was in charge at Old Trafford, only Yohan Cabaye knew what it was like to score in a league victory for the Magpies here. Newcastle’s fourth consecutive Premier League victory took their aggregate score in that time to 13-0. Factor in the slide of a Manchester United side who now only have three points from the last 18 available and Newcastle have rarely come to Old Trafford as such favourites.