We'd benefit a lot from a proper striker. Martial is only adequate there in truth.
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Manchester United 3:1 Brighton & Hove Albion
Old Trafford
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We want 5!Average half, found a bit of luck. Still creating very little.
Partly because hes been hiding all game. Our midfield is hardly stellar, but they have not been the problem todayPretty decent half, though I felt we dropped back after the second.
James was good, Fred and McT playing very well. Martial needs to get involved more. I hope he scores a couple, he’s in my fantasy team ffs.
Defence has looked comfortable, especially Maguire. But we look vulnerable at set pieces.
Intensity is good and pressing is good when we do it but we're sitting back a little too much.
And we're not creating much. That's not a big deal at 2-0 but it would be nice if we created as many chances as against Partizan.
Hopefully, we'll have more space in the second half, what with three out of their back four already on a yellow.We should avoid giving away set pieces as a rule tbh. We've been terrible at defending them for a few years.This is a typical Martial performance really, I'm not sure what people are expecting. Is this a case once again of a player being out injured and people forgetting what he's actually like.
This same statement again? What is so hard to understand that anyone playing striker for us will suffer because of little to no service?
Can't disagree with thatHT - MUFC 2-0 BHAFCKEY EVENT
Half-time player ratings
De Gea - Hardly anything to do. 6
Wan-Bissaka - Secure and got forward. 7
Maguire - Assisted the second. 7
Lindelof - Back on form. 7
Williams - An assured half. 7
McTominay - Forced the second goal. 7
Fred - Fantastic. 8
Pereira - First goal since March. 7
James - Best player on the pitch. 8
Rashford - Tested Ryan. 6
Martial - Set up Pereira. 7
Am i alone in thinking that Montoya should have had a red?
Anyway, a solid first half, again. Fred has been brilliant.
Yes. He has a decent shot but he seems to be missing the vision to assist a goal. Still a better option than Lingard (doesnt assist but also doesnt score) or Mata. Cant wait for the moment Pereira is replaced thoughNot bad at all. The goals weren't exactly classics but it's not too often I've been as satisfied as this with us 2 up at half time this season. Both goals had a bit of luck, and tbh I was a little infuriated at Perreira in the build to the first. He got lucky that the ball fell to Martial.
McTominay, Rashford and even Fred have looked bright. Hope for a bit lore in the second half.My river has run dry, can anyone help me out?Martial would look better with Pogba feeding him, because Andreas doesn't do enough creative wise. James has crossed it in a few times nicely, but Martial hasn't really gotten close to any of them.It wasn't so long ago that we couldn't score more than 1 whoever it was against, be it Rochdale or some lowly team in the league.
So it's at least something we've now seen 3 v Norwich and Partizan and 2 so far today.
Small mercies!Didn't think I'd see people complaining at HT.. but matchday threads are a special place.. Never miss a chance for a moan.
If Brighton survive this match without a red card, I will be very angry.Happy we're up but I don't like the game plan of sitting back on the counter at home to Brighton. Ole spoke a lot about pressing but this is Jose football tbh.
Hiding? have you been watching the game? He's done a lot to try to get on the ball but he's been let down by our midfield. He's tried to make runs, he's come short, he's gone to the side yet he wasn't getting any balls to him because our midfield pathetically fail to bring the ball forward. They can't even manage simple few yards pass in between when a forward is open and asking for the ball.
I wouldn't use the word hiding for a player that has been trying to get on the ball to no avail because the midfield can't make a proper forward pass.Martial playing as a 9 will mostly be involved less than the wingers. Don't want him wandering wide to get on the ball, I'd rather he stay central and then he can link play in and around the box.Lindelof is a problem.
Well we are two up.
We are still not good enough thats the problem. No domination (we even had less possession) and no working system that creates many proper chancesMartial needs to show for the ball. They can’t feed him when he hides behind defenders and if they play a ball for him to run onto, he’ll just stand and stare at it. We know what he can do but he’s not arsed today.
Most of the team look motivated enough, albeit against poor opposition but it’s looking a bit better. Passing could do with sharpening up a bit.Brighton makes a double substitution at half time. Murray and March get on the pitch
But martial has been present on both crosses. The second one martial came near and if James had raised his head he would have noticed this.
He was excellent on Thursday though. Mostly because he dropped a little back when Rashford and Greenwood threatened the room behind their defenders. Either that or he played on the shoulder of their CB and was looking to sneak in behind
There is plenty of room for him, hes just not finding it
The feck? Are you even watching?
Pretty much, difference between a decent winger and a very good one, he lifts his head and picks Martial and its a goalI'm quite happy with that half tbh. Think we're playing well.Hope Ole really stirs them up to keep the intensity up. Another goal and they will crumble.Lets not do the 2-1 thingy now.
McT, James and Fred are all having very good games but if the forwards don't show themselves there's not a lot to pass to.
I think not, just giving cliches.Hope we get a 3rd to kill this game off now.There is a blossoming partnership developing between Fred and Mctominay. They were dominant in that first half and largely the reason we looked so comfortable.
Just as my anxiety levels were dropping, you go and say that!
Well they definitely deserves less in life.So reading the comments here, the best players for United have been McT, Fred and James, but at the same time Rashford and Martial cannot be blamed for lack of participation because the midfield are too shit to get them the ball.
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Man of the Match
Runners-up
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15%
Daniel James
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15%
Anthony Martial
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10%
Brandon Williams
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8%
Marcus Rashford
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5%
Scott McTominay
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1%
Harry Maguire
Player Ratings
Total Average Rating
Highest Rated Player
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Compiled from 411 ratings.
Score Predictions
358,28,59
- Man Utd win
- Brighton win
- Draw
Detailed Results
- 30% Man Utd 2:0 Brighton
- 17% Man Utd 2:1 Brighton
- 14% Man Utd 3:0 Brighton
- 10% Man Utd 1:1 Brighton
- 9% Man Utd 1:0 Brighton
- 4% Man Utd 3:1 Brighton
- 3% Man Utd 5:0 Brighton
- 3% Man Utd 0:0 Brighton
- 3% Man Utd 0:1 Brighton
- 2% Man Utd 4:0 Brighton
- 1% Man Utd 1:2 Brighton
- 1% Man Utd 0:2 Brighton
- 1% Man Utd 4:1 Brighton
- 1% Man Utd 0:5 Brighton
- 0% Man Utd 2:2 Brighton
- 0% Man Utd 1:3 Brighton
- 0% Man Utd 0:3 Brighton
- 0% Man Utd 4:2 Brighton
Match Stats
- Man Utd
- Brighton
- Possession
- 43% 57%
- Shots
- 21 6
- Shots on Target
- 11 2
- Corners
- 5 2
- Fouls
- 10 14
Referee
Jonathan Moss
Man Utd Lineup
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