What do United need to do to win?

Play out from the back better. It has been a glaring issue all season long — only three Premier League sides have lost possession in their own defensive third more often than United — but particularly so at St James’ Park at the weekend.

United rarely looked comfortable when building up on Sunday, allowing Newcastle to turn over the ball time and again. Amorim’s solution was to go long — something we’ve seen a lot of recently — but this forward line is not suited to aerial bombardment.

For all the scrutiny on Onana at the moment, we all saw the 2023 Champions League final. We all know the goalkeeper he can be with the ball at his feet. He does not even need to be that good — just a few short, simple, sensible passes that move the team up the pitch will do.

Lyon will not be as aggressive out of possession as Newcastle were at the weekend. United should have more time and space on the ball, but they will need to do much better with it.