Steve Bruce was critical of the team’s attitude and application in Norfolk.
Asked how he was feeling after the Norwich defeat, Bruce said: “I can't go on to the pitch with them. The one thing in management I've always tried to instil into my team is we make mistakes, but I can't forgive a performance where, basically, you don't put your boots on.”
If he didn’t realise how big the United job was when he walked through the door, it’s scale is definitely evident now.
Here’s 13 problems facing the head coach as he bids to turn the tide at St James’s Park.
13. Andy Carroll and Dwight Gayle still 'weeks away'
Carroll and Gayle could form a decent partnership - but fitness has always been the issue with both men. Oh, how United need their strikers now, though. They're desperate, but the head coach has to resist the temptation to rush either man back. | Getty Images Photo: Serena Taylor