Following his side's 2-0 defeat at St. James Park, Erik Ten Hag said: “Newcastle played above their levels”

With #NUFC now in 3rd in the table, in this🧵 @edit_kev puts the Manchester United manager's words to the test & takes a look at how #NUFC are shaping for the run-in 👇 So, to do this effectively, we’re going to split this analysis into three sections:

1️⃣ A summary of #NUFC’s season to date
2️⃣ The last 10 games
3️⃣ Player usage

Let’s dive in 👇

After conceding a record 80 EPL goals in 2021. So far in the 22/23 season #NUFC has the best defence in the league, conceding just 11 goals.

Fabian Schär has been a fixture in the team for both records. In this thread 🧵@Edit_Kev looks at his performances this season 👇 Playing on the right side of the central defence, Fabian Schär has missed just 1️⃣ game for #NUFC so far this season.

The availability of the Swiss international has been pivotal in helping summer signing Sven Botman settle in the EPL & allowed their partnership to flourish.

It’s been a little over a year since Eddie Howe became the #NUFC manager.

In that time he’s taken a team from relegation favourites to one challenging at the top end of the Premier League table.

In this 🧵, @Edit_Kev takes a look at How(e) things have changed 👇 It’s fair to say that when Eddie Howe took the reins on Nov 9th, things did not look good for #NUFC on the pitch. It’s easy to forget just HOW desperate it was.

Despite the high of the takeover, the team sat 19th in the Premier League without a win & just 5pts from 11 games. 👇