Community Shield glory was followed by three straight Premier League wins, but United have been thrown off kilter as the derby defeat at home to Manchester City was followed by losing Thursday’s Europa League opener 1-0 at Feyenoord. Chris Smalling also retained his place in the team ahead of Daley Blind.
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It’s time for a reality check at Manchester United. There, I said it.
According to The Sun, the situation has escalated to the point that several unhappy United players are threatening to disrupt the harmony in the group.
“To be there and put the ball in the net is the most hard thing. We didn’t play well and that is something we have to improve on”.
“In the first half, for 35 minutes it was City in control, but when they brought on Fernando, they were feeling what everybody was feeling, that we were in control”. It worked, to a degree.
There is a general feeling that Walter Mazzarri is yet to understand what his best eleven is as he has already used 22 players in the space of just 4 games.
Stoke collapsed inside 11 minutes at Selhurst Park, with goals from James Tomkins and Scott Dann seizing control of the game. But it’s the position that he’s playing in.
A key intervention by Miguel Britos created Watford’s goal. His lack of influence on this team, considering his stature and role at the club, is astounding.
“[Mourinho] said before [Pogba] came that he could do this, that and the other and control the game and run the game from the middle of the field”.
But he could not hide his delight when his side went 2-1 up and danced on the side of the pitch.
Leeds United midfielder Matt Grimes feels that Manchester United’s Paul Pogba should not be being criticised five games into the season. Only this question remains; what does he actually offer?
Anthony Martial and Paul Pogba also looked well beneath their best, with the latter so far failing to justify his £89million price tag.
And Redknapp believes the new United boss still has a lot of work to do at Old Trafford, despite making a number of high-profile additions to his squad this summer.
But United never looked convincing and they crumbled at the back in the 83rd minute as Zuniga scored with his first touch less than a minute after coming on. Made a sensational recovering challenge when Ibrahimovic was played through at the end of the first half.
Juan Mata passing vs Watford (62-90 minutes) 18.09.16.
Jose Mourinho and his Manchester United side endured a week to forget as Watford secured a well-deserved victory over their Premier League rivals.
Sunday’s lame defeat was as bad as anything that has gone before and if Jose Mourinho’s appointment as United manager signified a rebuild, surely that process must be accelerated now. He clashed with Iker Casillas and Sergio Ramos when he was in charge of Real Madrid.
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Wayne Rooney sometimes seems an easy target but can rarely have been less effective in a United shirt than here.
