JAKARTA - Manchester United (MU) immediately held an emergency meeting after the bitter result against Newcastle United, Sunday, April 2. However, the meeting was held without involving the manager, Erik ten Hag.
In the match at St. James Park Stadium, MU lost 0-2 through goals from Joe Willock and Callum Wilson in the second half. Apart from making three points fly, this defeat also made the Red Devils evicted by Newcastle from third place in the standings.
With this result, the players are clearly frustrated. The reason is not only going down in the standings, but MU has also not won from three Premier League matches since winning the 2022 Carabao Cup.
This situation made the employees immediately take a stand. After the match they immediately gathered and held an emergency meeting. Without the presence of Ten hag, the MU players discussed the team's poor performance when they were defeated by Newcastle.
"I'm not going to go into too much about it (emergency meeting), but the players spoke in the dressing room without the presence of any other staff," Manchester United defender Luke Shaw was quoted as saying by Reuters on Monday, April 3.
"Because this defeat all depends on the performance of the players on the pitch, and we are far from quite good. We have to speak up in front of each other," Shaw continued.
During the meeting, the MU player apparently admitted that Newcastle United this time did dominate the match. Shaw then said the Red Devils deserved defeat at Newcastle's headquarters.
"This is not the result we wanted and expected. When you come to a stadium like this, fight a good team, and don't look good, then you'll have a tough day. We deserve to lose," Shaw said.
"All players need a break (after the international break). Our level of play is down, it looks clear. Today we came and were ready to play, but when the whistle sounded, it looked the other way around. This is unacceptable," Shaw added.
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