Harry Maguire (Credit: X)
After a dismal show on each ends, United defender Harry Maguire expressed his dissatisfaction with the crew’s lack of composure and clinicality, stating that the crew’s naivety within the remaining minutes of the sport price them.
Manchester United are again within the trenches once more as their 4-match successful streak within the Premier League got here to an finish in opposition to Fulham because the Red Devils slumped to a 1-2 defeat.
The week began with new co-owner Jim Ratcliffe finishing his buy of a minority stake in United and boldly setting out a three-year plan to return the membership to the highest of English soccer, knocking native rivals Manchester City and Liverpool “off their perch” within the course of.
But, it ended with Erik ten Hag’s aspect getting largely outplayed in their very own stadium by an opponent within the backside half of the standings and conceding the deciding purpose within the seventh minute of stoppage time.
After a dismal show on each ends, United defender Harry Maguire, who scored the preliminary equalizer to carry United again within the recreation, expressed his dissatisfaction with the crew’s lack of composure and clinicality, stating that the crew’s naivety within the remaining minutes of the sport price them.
“Overall on the balance of play we didn’t do enough in the first 60 minutes or so. We started the game not great,” Maguire acknowledged.
“The first half was pretty even, but when you’re not playing at your best you have to do the basics right.
“To be a goal behind, I thought our reaction was brilliant especially in the last 30 minutes and when we equalised probably only one team was going to win it.
“We were probably naive in the end by throwing too many bodies forward and getting done on the counter attack.”
United have slumped to a complete new low just lately, with their defensive position being in complete shambles as mirrored by their web purpose distinction which as soon as once more stands at zero, making them the one membership within the high six to nonetheless have a non-positive distinction.
But, they aren’t the one ones guilty. United’s assault this season has been equally dismal, with the likes of Marcus Rashford, Bruno Fernandes particularly slumping to a brand new low run-of -form. And particularly with their solely in-form goalscorer Rasmus Hojlund out with harm, United couldn’t discover any solutions in entrance of purpose as properly.
“We got hit by the injury to Rasmus, who has been big focal point for us. But it is up to us to find the solutions and the areas we need to improve on,” Maguire mentioned.
“We can play into him, he holds it up, he starts the press really well, not only that but Marcus (Rashford) has been playing really well on the left.
“It’s the story of our season, we’ve been injury hit, as other teams have, and we need to find a solution quick.”
With their loss, United at the moment are eight factors behind Fifth-placed Aston Villa, because the Red Devils’ hunt for a Champions League spot continues to turn into tougher.
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