However, when they needed a stroke of luck in the late moments, fate seemed unkind to them.
Following Anthony Gordon’s goal in the 55th minute, the visiting team finally posed a threat as the game approached its end.
A glimmer of hope emerged in the 89th minute when Antony nearly found the net, offering a brief moment of optimism in an otherwise dominated match.
Nevertheless, the spoils didn’t favour both struggling Champions League teams equally.
This discrepancy arose when Harry Maguire, who had an outstanding performance for the Red Devils, inadvertently blocked the ball’s path towards the goal while in an offside position, leading to the disallowed goal.
Newcastle effectively held on to secure a well-deserved 1-0 victory.
Despite Maguire’s significant contribution, fans sympathized with him, noting his recurrent spotlight in such situations.
Reacting on the platform formerly known as Twitter, one supporter lamented, “It just had to be Maguire..”
Another commented, “Maguire is hilariously unlucky.”
A third fan expressed, “Maguire unlucky to be at the wrong place at the wrong time when Antony scored.”
Someone else added, “Maguire must be the most unlucky player ever.”
And another chimed in, “Does whoever script football hate Maguire because why is this man so unlucky.”
This defeat marked United’s sixth loss in 14 games this season, dropping them to seventh place in the Premier League standings.
Their upcoming challenge against Chelsea presents an opportunity to regain their winning momentum.
Harry Maguire
Harry Maguire
This season he played in total 9 times for 656 minutes for Premier League.
Harry Maguire didn’t score any goal for Manchester United. He procured one assist. He received 1 yellow card and no red cards.
His team is currently 7th in Premier League. In the last match Manchester United lost 1-0 against Newcastle United. The next match in Premier League will be against Chelsea.
Manchester United performance and stats
Manchester United is currently 7th in the Premier League with 24 points.
In the last 14 games, it has won 8 times and lost 6 times. In its last match, Manchester United lost 1-0 against Newcastle United.
It has a negative goal difference after scoring 16 goals and conceding 17.
Manchester United will play the next match in Premier League against Chelsea on Wednesday 6th of December in Manchester. The prediction is Chelsea winning the match.