Yes only utd has suffered with covid cases.
Next time rasford runs into a brick wall we can blame the flying cows over old trafford!
The simpler explanation is that the players are throwing the manager under the bus like they did the previous one.
I'm not saying that. But it's weird that we have completely abandoned the tactics that worked so well in the Crystal Palace game. It's not a big step to say maybe Covid played a part.
it's not just the pressing, we don't play a high line with the defence in the games after Christmas either. All the positive things we was buzzing about after the Crystal Palace game are abandoned it seems for tactics players are use to.. Ole ball.
or maybe the players are just ignoring the manager that's why they haven't continued the same tactics from the Palace game. Which I would hope is not the case but they are already leaking stuff out about his dinosaur approach to football with training, graphs etc.
one thing is for sure.. Gerrard will deliver a rousing motivational speech to the Aston Villa players before the game saying they have a chance to make headlines all over the World and be heroes.. What will Rangnick deliver? We need to match them in desire. I just think Villa players and Gerrard will be more up for it hence I can only see one winner. They already beat us and that's without the Gerrard factor.
i expect a 1-3 or 1-2 loss.. it just seems written in the stars. Coutinho will apparently play too so his first game, the Gerrard factor, Ashley Young returning, United players morale on the floor looking disinterested etc
I'm not looking forward to Stevie G giving it the big un' at full time or during the game.. wildly overly celebrating after every goal perhaps even kissing the camera just to rub salt into the wounds more..