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English Premier League, 20th round
Manchester, Old Trafford Stadium
Manchester United 1-2 Sheffield United
Goals: Maguire (64) – Brian (23), Burke (74)
“Manchester United“: De Gea – Telles (Shaw, 82), Maguire, Tuanzebe (van de Beck, 83), Van Bissaka – Matic, Pogba – Rashford, Fernandes, Greenwood (Cavani, 66) – Marseille
Sheffield United: Ramsdale – Ampadu, Jagelka, Bashem – Brian (Bolg, 53), Fleck, Norwood, Landstrem (Berk, 70), Boldom – Shapr, McGoldrick (Brewster, 80)
Warnings: Tuanzebe (45 + 2) – Landstrom (40), Burke (74)
Sheffield surprised Manchester United by taking three points away from Old Trafford. Chris Wilder’s team again created problems for the “devils” and deservedly took points away from the rival. Thus, the “blades” achieved just the second victory in the Premier League, also interrupting Manchester United’s 13-game unbeaten streak in the championship.
After a tense cup match with Liverpool, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer applied the rotation, giving opportunities to Axel Tuanzebe and Alex Telles, who had questionable play. Also, Paul Pogba re-entered the support zone, which was also a fatal decision. Phil Jagielka, Keane Brian, George Baldock and David McGoldrick were at the start of the Blades compared to the game against Plymouth.
Manchester United got off to a slow start despite a clear territorial advantage. The Devils had a lot of ball possession, but couldn’t find their way into Ramsdale’s goal at all. But the guests fell back on the counterattacks and were able to open an account as early as 16 minutes, but Sharpe was unable to make an exit on his own after the opponent’s failure on defense. But after 7 minutes the ball flew towards De Gea’s gates. The Spanish goalkeeper made a mistake playing at the start, allowing Keane Brian to shoot the door at point-blank range after a corner kick. In the remainder of the half, the favorite did not recover and took a well-deserved rest, losing in the long run.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s team increased the pressure in the second half, but with a return goal they were downright lucky. Harry Maguire left the care of the elderly Jagielka in the corner and scored head first to the goal of his local club. Edinson Cavani appeared on the field and Manchester United planned to use all their strength to achieve victory. But the guests were destined to score – Chris Wilder’s replacement worked. United panicked against the gate in positional defense, which immediately led to a conceded goal. No one prevented “Sheffield” from playing an elegant triangle at De Gea’s gates, which ended with an accurate hit from just-in-the-field Oliver Burke. It is symbolic that the ball flew into the net from Tuanzebe, and Pogba traditionally defended passively and slept through his zone. The game did not go well for both.
“Sheffield” finally got lucky after a series of anomalous results in the first round, where in the game they did not look as bleak as the table says. Manchester United also allowed “Manchester City” to get ahead in the Premier League, losing the lead to the neighbors.
