Manchester United’s disheartening 1-0 loss to Newcastle occurred at St. James’s Park.

The majority of Manchester United’s players performed laughably after halfway, after the squad had played some decent football in the first half.

Following Newcastle’s second-half goal courtesy of Anthony Gordon, there was very little, if any, offensive news from United to report.

It was an uncomfortable game to watch, and many people would have been upset by the performance, which raises the question of what Erik ten Hag has been able to accomplish since returning to competition.

The five conclusions we arrived at are as follows:

Andre Onana reacts with efficiency

Prior to this game, most of the conversation focused on the terrible mistakes made by Andre Onana during his defeat by Galatasaray.

But he was astonishingly stable throughout the game, showing no signs of the injury he had on Wednesday.

Without a doubt, Onana’s confidence before his midweek encounter against Chelsea has increased due to his outstanding saves and commanding claims.

Harry Maguire leads United in performance

Harry Maguire has been United’s key man lately, and it’s probably because of his fantastic performance at St. James’ Park that they led at the break.

With several critical clearances, Maguire helped the defense maintain composure and eventually turned the ball over to Luke Shaw.

When Newcastle was leading all the time, they would eventually give up a goal, and that is exactly what happened.

Marcus Rashford needs time to heal

Marcus Rashford returned to the starting lineup following a midweek layoff, but he was dreadful, generating little more than one exquisite cross.

The winger was replaced in the 61st minute after Jermaine Jenas called his performance “criminal” during halftime.

Throughout the entire game, he showed signs of boredom and apathy; he thrashed his arms, criticizing others instead of following his own path.

His performance will discourage everyone watching from wanting to see him return anytime soon.

A strange and scary show

Every passing ball felt like a team play from the bottom half; we were outplayed, uninspired, and unimaginative.

It’s strange because after scoring three goals against Everton over the weekend and again in the middle of the week, well. But we didn’t seem to care about scoring against Newcastle.

There is a big problem with this team, and if it isn’t fixed right away, Ten Hag might find himself in yet another dangerous situation.

The team has to be rebuilt

This interaction confirmed what was already known: this crew has made great progress. That was the most important thing we learned. All of the Newcastle players, excluding Harry Maguire, are available to start for us right now.

It is necessary to thoroughly rethink every work from the ground up, and this will take time. If Sir Jim Ratcliffe and his new footballing hierarchy are successful, a number of footballers may go as early as January.

On the one hand, there are those who deserve to be in the club right now. There is still a great deal of work to be done.