11 Things We Learned From Swansea Vs Newcastle

6. Steve McClaren Needs To Sit Down With Aleksandar Mitrovi‡ NOW!

Aleksandar Mitrovic is a loose cannon and is already wearing thin on this United fan... The striker came on with eight minutes to go and was booked. Instantly. Not as quickly as he was last week but well under the two minute mark. He went in and recklessly stamped (almost) on a Swansea player in a tackle that if he connected would have seen him sent off. He then proceeded to lambast the referee, who correctly flagged the challenge, and talked his way into the book. It was needless and arguably just as thoughtless as Daryl Janmaat's second booking earlier in the afternoon. We've heard the stories about his personality and some of you will love him for his antics, but he looks like being one of those player who will let United down when they need him most. So far, the 20-year-old has more cards than he does shots in a Newcastle shirt which tells you everything you need to know. Steve McClaren needs to sit him down and tame the beast, so to speak. Maybe the Serb is frustrated with the lack of action he's seen so far during his fledgling United career, and who can blame him when you analyse Papiss Cisse's performance, if you can call it that, at the Liberty. Perhaps throwing him in from the start away at Old Trafford next week will see him channel his energies and show why Mike Ashley forked-out over £12 million for his services.
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