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LAMMENS EAGER FOR UNITED TO TAKE LESSONS FROM DEFEAT AT NEWCASTLE WHEN THEY WERE 'NOWHERE NEAR GOOD ENOUGH'

- BY SIMON PEACH

SENNE Lammens says Manchester United must learn from their "collective off day" at Newcastle having been "nowhere near good enough in every aspect" of their first defeat under Michael Carrick.

The former Red Devils midfielder, captain and coach has overseen a remarkable upturn during the seven weeks since he was named Ruben Amorim's successor for the remainder of the campaign.

Carrick has taken United up to third in the Premier League standings during a remarkable run of six wins in an unbeaten seven-game start that has them on course for Champions League qualification.

But things went awry for the first time on Wednesday, when the visitors failed to capitalise on Jacob Ramsey's sending-off after Casemiro had cancelled out Anthony Gordon's penalty in a hectic end to the first half.