An Unpredictable United
Last season gamblers most have surly avoided United, this season is starting to look identical to the last, after scoring 10 goals in two games it's suprising United have only managed one in their last two games especially after dominating both games with a shot tally of 34 to the oppositions 16. United perfomance this season have been miles off their perfomance last, with a possesion average of 56% while also maintaining more possesion than their opponents in all seven games this season, including the 3 nill humbling by Liverpool at the M16, the passage of play has been fluent and lucid but United have only won three games, losing two and drawing two. The recent rise in perfomance has led pundits to suggest United will just manage to edge pass Tottenham with Gary Neville predicting a 2-1 win for United, however it could so easily go sideways and we would probably have to wait and see.
Erik Ten Hag Dismisses Pressure
Been the Man United manager, the seat is always hot and the United manager has been under extremely high levels of pressure in the last eighteen months, the number of times the sack of Ten Hag has been brought up in the media is probably countless by now. Once again the manager was asked about the pressure of managing United however he enagaged in a humorous exchange with the reporter before answering, "First of all, respect the criticism. There are many, you can have an opinion about football. When you are in the job you have to deal with this. But I can't take every criticism into account, it's not even possible. I don't want even to know. I need to know some and some are very good advice."
Line-Ups and Changes
Erik's team has gone through a lot of changes in recent weeks, with Eriksen starting the last four games and Ugarte getting his first full 90 minutes last Tuesday, the front line also has all players available right now, even though United have had an abundance of players in the frontline goals have still been difficult to come by, however now that Rasmus Hojlund is back and has had game time it is high time he starts a game, after scoring a goal in this fixture last season he will have to bear the responsibility again for United. United have made it clear that Kobbie Mainoo will be given a lot of rest this season, Eriksen has proved to be a good substitute but his fragility was the main reason United could not beat one of the lowest ranked Europa League teams, many will argue that it is high time we see a midfield three of Ugarte, Mainoo and Fernandes and it might just be.
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