NCTJ-accredited journalist, writing news and features for Football365 since 2014. Previously with Sky Sports, TEAMtalk, Fox Sports, and Planet Football.
On the day that football lost Sir Bobby Charlton, all that will be remembered about Manchester United’s performance is that they won. But they were poor. So poor…manager hoped might prompt his side to kick on, and another 2-1 victory at Sheffield United means at least they have now won more Premier League games than they have lost. But another three-point haul is one of very few positives for Ten Hag to take on a solemn day for the Red Devils.
One of Ten Hag’s last instructions must have been to avoid giving the Blades, bereft of confidence after conceding eight the last time they played at home, any encouragement whatsoever. The Bramall Lane crowd was quiet at kick-off, but their visitors kindly made them feel more at home by standing off, territorially and in the duels.
But, seemingly out of nowhere, United took an undeserved lead. Scott McTominay bundled the ball past the flat-footed Wes Foderingham. Might this be a platform to build upon? From then, United asserted some dominance in terms of possession but they lacked the guile to breakdown the Blades. A triple substitution just after the hour mark made little difference. In the end, United had to rely on their right-back curling one in from 25 yards, which Foderingham ought to have saved, to crack the Premier League’s worst defence, which itself was missing regulars and taking an unfamiliar shape.
The only player to emerge with much credit was one of their most maligned. Harry Maguire was the deserved recipient of the Man of the Match award, standing out in a very sparse field. Back on his old stomping ground, in a physical battle featuring plenty of aerial duels, Maguire looked at home. Good preparation for pocketing Erling Haaland, perhaps.
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