Manchester United 3-0 West Ham: Issues after the Premier League game: “Red Devils” are in excellent form, opening their nest to defeat the Hammers.
The Red Devils have accumulated 38 points from the first 23 matches, moving up to 6th place in the table, 8 points behind Aston Villa, the 4th place team.
West Ham lack quality
David Moyes’ side had 22 shots in total, but only three were on target and failed to convert a single goal.
Just the first half. They had already had 12 shots, but their only problem was that There was no sharpness in finishing.
West Ham’s xG value (probability of scoring a goal) in this match was 1.74, while Manchester United’s was 0.81, but Eric ten Hag’s team was able to turn it into three goals.
However, credit must also be given to the home team’s defense.
– Andre Onana: made at least 3 important saves in this match
– Harry Maguire : intercepted Tomas Soucek and made a great solo tackle by Kudus.
– Lisandro Martinez : Highly focused on the game, read the game well and blocked Emerson’s important cross in the penalty area
– Diogo Dalot : Blocked Jarrod’s important shot. Bowen in the second half, which helped the team not lose any goals.
– Casemiro : Helped the defense many times. Especially when clearing the ball from the danger zone.
The reason why Varane started as a reserve
Manchester United manager Eric Ten Hag made only one change from the dramatic 4-3 win over Wolves on Thursday.
The only position the Dutch coach changed was Harry Maguire starting in place of Raphael Varane.
The Red Devils boss explained the reason why Varane was named as a reserve. Want a French defender Who has played as a starter in the league for 4 games in a row ”got some rest”
”He (Harry Maguire) did very well in October, November and December, but then he got a little bit injured,” Ten Hag said before the game.
”Third game in a week. We don’t want to change the team too much. But it was also to give Raphael Varane a rest. Varane did well, but it was the third game in seven days. So we made some adjustments.”
Happy Birthday Hoylund
The 21-year-old Danish young energetic striker continues to produce goals for Manchester United. After a few months ago He was heavily criticized for his gun stiffness.
Now his confidence is increasing and he can add one more goal in this match. It means that he now scores in the Premier League. This season there have been 4 games in a row (West Ham, Wolves. Spurs, Aston Villa).
”His confidence increased. He plays well with the ball. He is the target striker. And he played with his teammates. It’s about unity,” the Red Devils boss said after the game. According to ทางเข้า ufabet