United Discuss

 Manchester City 0-2 Manchester United.. A fluke or are United, City’s Achilles heel? Watching Manchester United under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is like being on a roller coaster - just when you think you know what's coming, an unexpected drop or climb shakes you to your core. For all his shortcomings in recent weeks, Solskjaer sure knows how to win a derby match, even when the odds are stacked firmly against his side. Which always begs the question, why can’t we do this on a more consistent basis?   Setting the pace early.. It only took 38 seconds for Martial to win the penalty, but the way United’s high press was set up, that aggressive approach stopped City from playing out from the back early doors. They set the tempo right away which caused Gabriel Jesus to lose the ball cheaply and ultimately take Martial down. City are used to playing the game at their pace and usually the aggressors high up the pitch but looked uncomfortable when they had possession of the ball a...

  Another draw, more points dropped... There’s something wrong with this Manchester United side of late and it’s not just the lack of quality. The shortfall of urgency, desire, character, and application in games of late is worrying and I can’t quite comprehend what I saw in the Palace game. With Leicester dropping points again and Liverpool having to play Chelsea, you’d think a United side would jump at the chance at getting 3 big points especially with City away looming on the weekend. Throughout January, many of us reluctantly started to have faith that maybe this United side could potentially go all the way. 5 weeks later, we’re all sat here questioning if we’re able to finish in the top 4. So, what’s changed? This draw against Palace makes it the 3 rd 0-0 draw in a matter of the last 3 games. Is it a bad run or form or is it something more? Dropped points at home to Sheffield United and West Bromwich Albion away recently shows clear evidence that we’ve struggled to break ...