The left-back echoed manager Erik ten Hag in his belief that the Reds failed to rise to the occasion on Tyneside, with second-half headers from Joe Willock and Callum Wilson proving key.
“I don’t think [Newcastle] won the game on quality today,” our no.23 told Sky Sports. “I think they won it on passion, hunger, desire, and attitude.
“They clearly had higher motivation than we did, and that can’t be possible. It’s not acceptable.
“We know it was a massive game today and they wanted it more. At Manchester United, that cannot be possible.