So... A lot of talk about improved defensive game. Judging by xG parameters, we might have improved slightly on xGA since Ole left, but when you take under consideration the level of opponents we've faced in the last few games it's really not looking pretty.
Based on the conclusions I've made a year ago analyzing xG, if the opponent gets xG>0,8 it's very unlikely not to concede a goal (we average about 1).
So, the only positive aspect so far is De Gea improved form, and we're getting some momentum but we're still really shaky defensively.
It was also interesting to see we completely changed approach (=no pressing) compared to Crystal Palace game, some say it's down to fatigue, my theory is Ralf saw how little clear chances we created against Palace sitting deep and decided to invite Norwich and play them on the counter, as it suits our forwards more. Which in the end didn't make that much of a difference (as without the penalty xG would be about 1,3 vs 1,1 we got against CP), but we did have some good chances so I assume we will continue down this path rather than intensive pressing, especially after Ralf's comment about lack of intensity from forward players.