Sir Jim Ratcliffe's United overhaul should start by finding a new coach
Man Utd never stood a chance against Erling Haaland with Jonny Evans in defenceRasmus Hojlundwas bad enough. Losing without a fight, dismantled not only by a superior team but by their own ragged assembly, which boreTen Hag’s excuses were lamentable. The first half was not toe-to-toe. The penalty was not a turning point since it resulted from desperate defence by a group coming under increasing pressure.
City are a super team but not superhuman. As Liverpool, Arsenal a fortnight ago, Inter Milan in the Champions League final, and others have demonstrated, City can be knocked out of shape by a team with a plan that plays with confidence and belief. The only way to challenge City is with chests out and teeth bared. United were embarrassingly supine.
Fernandes cares deeply about United but on the field is wholly absorbed with individual concerns and has nil appreciation of how he impacts others. Keane’s presence was sufficient to raise the level of his team-mates, who, out of respect or fear, would run harder and faster to gain the skipper’s approval.
Ten Hag must pick a centre-half pairing and stick with it, Varane and Harry Maguire until the return of Martinez, with Reguilon at left back until the return of Luke Shaw or Tyrell Malacia.in the summer, yet he remains a fringe presence. Mount must start as a ten against Newcastle in the Carabao Cup on Wednesday, alongside Fernandes in a deeper role and, to maintain that connection with Busby’s template, highly-rated academy product, Kobbie Mainoo, in front of the back-four.
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