Simply as Ruben Amorim had thought his Manchester United group had lastly turned a nook, their Jekyll-and-Hyde tendencies have been there for all to see once more in a crushing 3-1 Premier League defeat to Brighton and Hove Albion on Sunday.
Certainly, as a lot as Purple Devils supporters would have been overjoyed with their win at Arsenal within the FA Cup and with their 2-2 draw versus Liverpool in January, Amorim’s topsy-turvy aspect have been manner off the tempo all through towards Fabian Hurzeler’s ruthless Seagulls to remind the Portuguese supervisor there’s loads to nonetheless repair.
The previous Sporting boss will certainly remorse maintaining his religion in shot-stopper Andre Onana for this one, with the shaky 28-year-old struggling as soon as extra after conceding to basement membership Southampton the match prior.
Andre Onana’s efficiency towards Brighton
There have been at the very least some redeeming qualities to his displaying towards the Saints, with five strong saves tallied up within the 3-1 win, with this efficiency missing any apparent positives quite the opposite.
The Cameroonian didn’t make a single save throughout this nightmare displaying, as Yankuba Minteh’s early effort beat him regardless of the United goalkeeper initially getting a glove on the shot, while the opposite two strikes from the Seagulls noticed Onana rooted to his goalline after which fumble into the trail of Georginio Rutter who made it 3-1.
With Altay Bayındır standing out within the Cup when Amorim’s aspect shocked Arsenal, because the reserve shot-stopper tallied up an impressive six saves throughout the 120-minute affair, it might be price reinstating the Turkish goalkeeper for United’s subsequent Premier League take a look at over the ex-Ajax star.
He’s unlikely to be the one casualty, with Noussair Mazraoui’s head additionally doubtlessly on the chopping block after a fatigued displaying towards a full-throttle Brighton group.
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Mazraoui’s efficiency in numbers vs Brighton
Mazraoui did have a frightening job on his arms attempting to maintain a slick Kaoru Mitoma quiet all afternoon, nevertheless it was nonetheless a below-par displaying from the Moroccan that will have anxious Amorim lots.
Certainly, the early opener noticed the Brighton quantity 22 utterly beat his marker for tempo after an extended ball excessive, with Minteh then left with a easy tap-in after Mazaroui let Mitoma lay it off to his keen teammate.
Mazraoui’s efficiency in numbers |
|
---|---|
Minutes performed |
84 |
Touches |
45 |
Correct passes |
25/30 (83%) |
Key move |
1 |
Interceptions |
2 |
Tackles |
1 |
Dribbled previous |
2 |
Whole duels received |
1/7 |
Stats by Sofascore |
All-in-all, it was a dreadful day on the workplace for the previous Bayern Munich man, who was dribbled previous two occasions as a simple goal for the Brighton attackers to take advantage of, alongside solely profitable one in every of his seven duels because the far brighter and switched-on guests confirmed no mercy.
His artistic recreation was additionally manner off with only one key move managed – after changing into recognized at Ajax and on the Allianz Enviornment for being an expansive choice out from the again.
Manchester Night Information journalist Samuel Luckhurst voice his dissatisfaction at Mazraoui’s efficiency on the full-time whistle, with a 3/10 rating handed to the 27-year-old who was singled out for a way a lot he struggled up towards Mitoma.
It’ll now be as much as Amorim to try to get a tune out of his worst underperformers, however within the case of each Onana and Mazraoui, their first group spots might be up for grabs now as Rangers journey to Outdated Trafford subsequent within the Europa League, earlier than a tough away day at Craven Cottage comes into view again within the unforgiving league.
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