Man United 0-2 Newcastle: Ruben Amorim's men extend losing streak to four games as Magpies first-half dominance secured all three points at Old Trafford
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The bad news for Manchester United was not so much that they were outclassed by Newcastle United and fell to a third successive home defeat in the league for the first time since 1979. The bad news for Ruben Amorim and his team was not so much that they embarrassed themselves in a first half where Newcastle made the game look like men against boys and should have put the contest out of reach.
![[Man United languish down in 14th place, seven points ahead of Ipswich in the relegation zone]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/30/22/93599171-14237431-image-m-35_1735596225159.jpg)
The bad news was not even that United looked clueless, hopeless and witless in that opening 45 minutes and that they fell, deservedly, to their fifth league defeat in the last six games with a 2-0 scoreline that flattered them. No, the bad news for Amorim and United was that Ipswich Town won on Monday night. The bad news was that Ipswich shocked the league by beating Chelsea at Portman Road and, in the process, moved to within seven points of United.
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That is United’s reality now. Any hopes of Champions League qualification are long, long gone. They are in 14th place and falling fast. They play Liverpool away on Sunday and, on this evidence, they haven’t got a prayer of getting anything out of that.
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They are in a relegation fight. That’s the truth. The results they need to look out for now are Ipswich and Wolves and Crystal Palace and Everton. Because that is their level now. That is the company they are keeping. ‘Say hello to Sunderland,’ the Geordie fans sang. If United do not start winning soon, that could yet be their fate.
