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Manchester United are destroying one opponent after another! Look at the beautiful teamwork that Rashford finished uncompromisingly
Manchester United managed to make it through the third game under new coach Erik ten Hague, beating another Premier League opponent and this time leaving the field saddened by Crystal Palace.
Manchester United managed to make it through the third game under new coach Erik ten Hague, beating another Premier League opponent and this time leaving the field saddened by Crystal Palace. It was a very heated game for a friendly, while there was no shortage of beautiful action.
The Dutch coach is slowly but surely fine-tuning the starting line-up as he tries different options. Tuesday’s line-up, however, took to its role very well and was active right from the start. More or less the whole team was working and this effort was converted into a goal in the 17th minute by Anthony Martial, who benefited from the beautiful interplay between the two outside backs.
The French striker made his third appearance of the season and has 3 goals and an assist in 155 minutes. Every goal he scores leaves hope in the hearts of the fans that he might finally fulfil his potential. The preparation is great, but the season itself will show the truth!
Shortly after half-time, Marcus Rashford scored after a wonderful combination, for whom it is the second goal in this pre-season preparation. The English winger looks really fit too. If he carries his form into next season, the left side is his!
Jadon Sancho, the third man in the party, then added the third goal. Like Rashford, he too has two goals to his name and he too is putting in a great performance. This attacking option (Rashford – Martial – Sancho) offers some really hellish speed, if the effectiveness is there as well, the Hag has a really interesting attacking option, especially on quick counter attacks.
Donny van de Beek can also be really praised for the first time in pre-season, his arrival was definitely noticeable in terms of interplay. Together with Bruno Fernandes and Fred, they can form a strong and above all technically dominant trio that will have the upper hand in midfield over most opponents.
In addition, they will be joined by Christian Eriksen, which is why a 4-3-3 formation would give a lot of room for creativity and utility from these players. On the other hand, the 4-2-3-1 option, i.e. a midfield line of Fred and Scott McTominay would be a good solution for a more defensive style of play. However, the midfield would still need some reinforcements, that’s no secret.
This time the starting eleven had already played about 65 minutes instead of one half and the new players had already kept the victory, with only Joel Ward correcting the score.
Coach Patrick Vieira’s already very weakened team, missing a number of mainstays due to not being vaccinated against the coronavirus, did not perform well and the match was subsequently unnecessarily escalated by several individuals led by Jordan Ayew.
Source: Manchester United