manchester united – Holding Midfield

Goal Analysis: Virgil van Dijk – Liverpool 2-0 Manchester United 19/1/2020

January 22, 2020January 23, 2020 by Joshua Askew

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Virgil van Dijk's header sees Liverpool take the lead against Manchester United. If you enjoy these posts, please consider subscribing to our Patreon or making a one-off donation. For the price of a coffee, you can get access to premium videos and training sessions. https://vimeo.com/386547313

Case Study: Liverpool 2-0 Manchester United 19/1/2020

January 21, 2020January 23, 2020 by Joshua Askew

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With 27 points between them going into the game, Liverpool and Manchester United can't realistically be seen as rivals on the pitch this season, but history ensures this is the biggest tie in the English football calendar regardless of current events. As United are the only team to get a…

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s Manchester United

January 19, 2020January 23, 2020 by Joshua Askew

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A year ago Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was made manager of Manchester United after yet another collapse in Jose Mourinho's third season at a club. Appointed as caretaker until the end of the season, Solskjaer was a simple choice to curry favour with supporters: a club legend and reminder of good…

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

August 31, 2019December 18, 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, 2019December 18, 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, 2019December 18, 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, 2019December 18, 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, 2019December 18, 2019 by Joshua Askew

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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, 2019December 18, 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, 2018December 18, 2019 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…

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