manchester united – Holding Midfield

Goal Analysis: Daniel James – Southampton 1-1 Manchester United 31/8/2019

August 31, 2019September 23, 2019 by Joshua Askew

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Manchester United mainly looked to play over Southampton’s pressing, with David de Gea hitting long balls to their forwards, however their only goal came from trying to pass through the home side’s pressure. The move starts with Harry Maguire recovering the ball after Southampton misplaced a through ball. Maguire collects…

Goal Analysis: Marcus Rashford – Manchester United 4-0 Leeds United 17/7/2019

July 17, 2019July 17, 2019 by Joshua Askew

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Some clever ball manipulation allowed Marcus Rashford to score in Manchester United's pre-season friendly against rivals Leeds. United break at Leeds' defence, getting three attackers running at Leeds' backline. With Leeds' centre-backs protecting the centre, Scott McTominay passes the ball on to Rashford to his left. United attack 3 against…

Case Study: Manchester United 0-2 Manchester City 24/4/2019

April 25, 2019April 25, 2019 by Joshua Askew

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With their rivals battling it out for the title, many Manchester United fans would be hoping that their team lay down in this derby to aid Manchester City, the lesser of two evils with Liverpool in top spot. Some poor recent form meant United are falling behind in the race…

Goal Analysis: Philippe Coutinho – Barcelona 3-0 Manchester United 16/4/2019

April 17, 2019April 17, 2019 by Joshua Askew

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The tie was already over at this point, so perhaps some of the competitiveness had gone, however this goal shows some of the benefits that depth can provide when moving the ball forward. Much like Philippe Coutinho's goal against Villarreal at the start of the month, the move starts with…

How has Ole Gunnar Solskjaer turned Manchester United around?

February 2, 2019February 2, 2019 by Joshua Askew

Joshua Askew

Just a few months ago Manchester United were suffering from Jose Mourinho's third season syndrome. Results weren't coming as the Portuguese lashed out at everyone around him. A loss to Liverpool was the final straw: Mourinho was sacked, replaced by Ole Gunnar Solskjaer as caretaker with plans to appoint a…

Case Study: Tottenham Hotspur 0-1 Manchester United 13/1/2019

January 14, 2019January 14, 2019 by Joshua Askew

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Ole Gunnar Solskjaer goes into his sixth game as Manchester United manager with a 100% record, having taken over from Jose Mourinho in his now regular third season meltdown, while Tottenham remain outside contenders for the title behind Liverpool and Manchester City. Solskjaer and Mauricio Pochettino appeared to be picking…

Goal Analysis: David Silva – Manchester City 3-1 Manchester United 11/11/2018

November 13, 2018 by Joshua Askew

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As we have discussed recently on the site, Manchester United's defenders don't exactly cover themselves in glory and the opening goal in this weekend's Manchester derby was a prime example of that. Manchester City's possession starts with a freekick some thirty seconds before, but the intervening part of the move…

Goal Analysis: Paulo Dybala – Manchester United 0-1 Juventus 23/10/2018

October 24, 2018October 27, 2018 by Joshua Askew

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A fairly uninteresting game means a full match report isn't really worthwhile, however Paulo Dybala's goal in Juventus' win over Manchester United neatly encapsulated the match as a whole. Jose Mourinho usually sets up his team in a 4-3-3 formation, yet he changed to a 4-2-3-1 for the weekend's draw…

What’s going wrong at Manchester United?

October 6, 2018October 7, 2018 by Joshua Askew

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Something is clearly wrong on the red side of Manchester. United have made their worst start to a season since Sir Alex Ferguson faced the sack back in 1989 and Jose Mourinho is doing little to dispel the notion that clubs under his stewardship must wrestle with a third season…

Case Study: West Ham United 3-1 Manchester United 29/9/2018

October 1, 2018October 1, 2018 by Joshua Askew

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Manchester United go into this match in a bad run of form, drawing last weekend against Wolverhampton Wanderers and losing on penalties in mid-week against Championship side Derby County in the League Cup. West Ham started the season terribly but now look on the up, getting a win away to…

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