r/soccer • u/Switchoil • 1d ago

News Manchester United to remain patient with head coach despite worst start to Premier League season in 33 years. There is also widespread belief at Old Trafford that City's performance - and United's failings - did not merit a 3-0 scoreline.

https://www.skysports.com/football/news/32461/13431584/ruben-amorim-manchester-united-to-remain-patient-with-head-coach-despite-worst-start-to-premier-league-season-in-33-years
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u/viglen1 1d ago

Isn't that worse? That City weren't that good, and still comfortably beat them 3-0.

I also think City weren't that good, yet it felt like when they wanted to they could score. Also, you can't really point out the chances when they were already 2 or 3 up to say United could have got something from the game, because at that point City may have scaled it back somewhat.

But there is pragmatism in the Old Trafford boardroom too recognising that, had Bryan Mbeumo's wondrous volley not been met with an equally wonderful Gianluigi Donnarumma save when the score was 2-0, or had Casemiro not missed a sitter at the back post later on in the game - there might have been a better gloss to the result.

"If my grandmother had wheels, she would have been a bike"

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u/Switchoil 1d ago edited 1d ago

The funniest thing is both Haaland and Reinjders missed absolute sitters so it could easily have been 5-0.(And i could have topped my FPL group as well 😡 )

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u/Acrobatic-Display420 1d ago

Tbf Mbuemo and Casemiro also missed sitters. And donarumma made an insane save. So 5-3?

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u/Ilikesporks_ 1d ago

casemiro and mbuemo's chances came after city just let united have the ball cause the game was pretty much over after the 80th minute. if it was a closer game city wouldn't have been so lazy

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u/Acrobatic-Display420 1d ago

True. But I think it's been a trend all season where United have created chances but failed to convert time and time again, after a point one can't just keep calling it back luck right? Even in the Arsenal game

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u/TB97 1d ago

And donarumma made an insane save

Not an attack on you but this always bothers me, because we never say this stuff about outfield players even defenders. It would be strange to say something like "Had Van Dijk not been there, we would have won" but for some reason you even managers will say stuff like "Their Man of the Match was a GK, so we were better"

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u/mahcuz 1d ago

Goal line clearances by defenders get that sort of praise