"We are not happy with the way we played tonight. The way the game panned out, it was largely in our hands. But credit to Newcastle. With the way they approached it, we knew it would be tough, and we navigated the game to a position where we could kick on, but we didn't. We're bitterly disappointed."
"I don't think it was the 10 men, we just didn't play well enough. We can't make excuses for that. We all take responsibility for that. It was just the quality of the performance, it wasn't a lack of character or wanting to win."
Manchester United suffered a 2-1 defeat to Newcastle United despite playing against 10 men for most of the match. After a chaotic first half where Jacob Ramsey was sent off for simulation, Newcastle took the lead through Anthony Gordon's penalty before Casemiro equalized in the ninth additional minute. In the second half, United failed to make their numerical superiority count, managing only two shots on target. Newcastle won through William Osula's 90th-minute goal. Manager Michael Carrick acknowledged the disappointing performance, stating the team did not play well enough and could not make excuses. United lost the expected goals battle significantly, indicating Newcastle created better chances despite being a man down.
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