Alan Pardew was in subdued mood as he reflected upon a seventh defeat in 10 league games - Newcastle have conceded 11 goals without reply in the last three.
Last week he said the horror show against Southampton was "due to the fact we played midweek against Everton".
So what about Saturday? Man Utd had played midweek against European champions Bayern Munich - Newcastle had a week off!
Having ran out of excuses, Pardew rolled out the predictable - "we can put it right next week."
Fans have had enough of him and his pathetic excuses, and it´s time for the fans to let him know!
He said: "It's tough. I understand the fans' frustration.
"They want to see exciting football at this stadium and we are just not producing it at the moment.
"We need to just gather ourselves together and hopefully go to Stoke and put on a performance which is above the last three.
"I thought the commitment was on the pitch today, there was a lot of good commitment. We actually had some decent performances in and around that performance, but United were too good today.
"The last few results, particularly the last three, have been tough, tough games for us.
"The opposition have been above us, there's no doubt about that, and we have not really had any breaks in the games.
"We had chances today. The first goal was essential for us, I thought, and we didn't get it."