The Eric ten Hager era has had a rough start at Manchester United following a 2-1 loss to Brighton at Old Trafford. United were booed 2-0 down at half-time thanks to a brace from Pascal Gross and would have pulled one back through an own goal from Alexis Mike Allister, but Never felt threatened by the Red Devils. While Brighton have been a tough start to the season due to Graham Potter’s team preparation and discipline, it is important to note that the Seagulls are closer to Manchester United than they were to the champions last season The league position is closer.
The two sides are just seven points apart, and despite losing Yves Bissouma and Marc Cucurella in the summer, Porter hopes to close that gap this season. An opening day victory at Old Trafford certainly helped make that happen. Brighton were better on their first kick and could have easily scored more goals. Leandro Trossard kicks Diogo Dalot out almost on first kick, but his shot misses David de Gea (David de Gea) net. That will foreshadow how the game will play out as Brighton’s press is the envy of ten Hagger as he wants a similar setup at Manchester United.
Despite posting on social media that he was ready for the match, Cristiano Ronaldo started the day off the bench as ten witches opted only to have Christian Eriksen and Lisandro Martinez starts from the new summer additions roster. Eriksen was given an interesting role as a centre-forward with Marcus Rashford and Jadon Sancho on the flanks, but it was Scott McTominay and Fernando where things started to fall apart. Red’s midfielder. Without pressing Adam Lallana on Brighton’s opener, Danny Welbeck had too much room to hit a search ball on the net to find Gross:
Fred was also beaten in Brighton’s second game as Luke Shaw and Bruno Fernandes couldn’t close Solimage before De Gea’s pass was tipped over:
Goals wouldn’t have been so bad if the duo had provided more goals in the play, but they lost 21 possessions in total in midfield. While it’s not the team’s number one since it belongs to Dalot, losing possession is important. The pair kept handing over possession at half-time when pressed by Moises Caicedo, so Brighton didn’t have much space to cover on the counter-attack. Casey did shine, winning two tackles while also completing a team-high three interceptions to ease Brighton’s attack.
Ten Hag couldn’t start instilling his style in the squad without any help. Sancho and Rashford were isolated when they needed the ball to run defensively, and Eriksen was better when Ronaldo came on because he was allowed deep into midfield. It will be interesting to see how Ten Haig will correct this, as Ronaldo’s introduction also did not improve the team’s offense at all.
His transfer saga has hung over the team, and the fact that he’s still a part of it is the worst-case scenario for both sides. In 37 minutes on the bench, Ronaldo had just one shot on goal and was ruled offside in what appeared to be one of their best chances. Despite controlling possession, United were unable to get the ball where they wanted at their own pace.
Falling behind after 60 minutes, 10 Hag threw tactics out the window and threw things forward, but it made it easier for the team to defend for Brighton. The attack on Ronaldo was predictable and the goal conceded by the visiting team was a fluke. After the ball bounced off Dalot’s back from a corner, it was an unfortunate own-goal by Robert Sanchez to McAllister.
United showed few positives in the ensuing games, but they did show how far they have to go if they want to be a Champions League team.exist Related to Marko Arnautovic Adding a forward line doesn’t solve the problem, but makes James Garner more likely. The young midfielder impressed on loan at Nottingham Forest last season, scoring four goals and providing eight assists in the Championship. He didn’t lose Sunday, but moving on, he could offer a better passer than McTominay and Fred. Martinez’s debut wasn’t a bad thing for United, but it wasn’t enough to keep a clean sheet with Maguire struggling. Ten Witch’s job is never easy, but he has to climb a mountain to turn the ship around, and after 90 minutes, his worries may grow.
