Certainly, it was even Stevens and midway through the first half, West Ham were left looking high into the murky Manchester skies as they somehow contrived to hit the left post twice in a matter of minutes.
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Due to this, I’d predict a 1-0 win for United.
“I think the strength in depth of Arsenal’s squad is why they’ve always qualified for Europe and finished in the top four”, said Allardyce, according to PremierLeague.com.
‘We have created a lot of chances, more than the last matches. But when I meet fans on the streets they are very happy with Manchester United and with me. “That is the most important aspect of football and we didn’t do it”.
“When you miss chances three metres in front of the goal, yeah, what can you say?” We played very well especially in the second half – but you have to finish.
“It’s more or less the same as what happened last season (at City) so he is for more weeks out”.
“We didn’t play well”, Joe Hart, Manchester City’s goalkeeper, said after two early goals from Marko Arnautovic won the game. “Then we have to buy other strikers and that is not our opinion”.
United was starting to up the tempo as Juan Mata shot wide after a one-two with Martial and Bastian Schweinsteiger flashed a shot over.
Anthony Martial was unlucky not to find the back of the net in the 15th minute, as Wiston Reid pulled off a superb block to keep out the Frenchman’s volley which seem destined for the bottom corner.
United did spring into life after the introduction of Michael Carrick whose penetrative passes forward enlivened a dead-looking attack, but questions must be asked, why didn’t it start from the beginning. But, young Jesse Lingard, who was suffering from a tight hamstring has been given the clearance to play.
Sir Alex Ferugson’s United sides were built on taking calculated risks, risks that to be fair paid magnificent dividends over the years.
Another clean sheet and some slightly more encouraging signs in attack in from Louis van Gaal’s men, but ultimately they once again failed to hit the target.
Neville’s former team-mate Paul Scholes branded United “boring” while there have been some dissenting voices in the crowd at Old Trafford too.
Manchester United’s Anthony Martial, centre, fights for the ball…
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That would be a big blow to the Dutchman’s credibility and, while van Gaal insists he has a good relationship with his players at present, he made it clear he would have no qualms about quitting if the situation soured. That’s the Manchester United way.
