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Manchester United faced Newcastle in the Premier League on Monday, December 31, 2024.
The Red Devils suffered a 2-0 defeat against the Magpies.
Joshua Zirkzee started the game from the first minutes, however, he was replaced after 33 minutes.
Following the game, Ruben Amorim revealed the reason behind Zirkzee’s replacement.
Amorim told Sky Sports: ‘Josh is a player of Manchester United that we want more power sometimes in front.
‘We are suffering always the first goal at set-pieces so today we had more guys towards set-pieces.
‘We are trying to cope with every problem in the team but sometimes we have a lot of problems. Sometimes you push one side and the other side is open.
‘It’s really clear that Newcastle was the better team.’