View from the commentary box - Man Utd
Manchester United secured a good win in Paris on Tuesday against PSG to kick start their Champions League campaign.
A retaken penalty by Bruno Fernandes put United in front in a solid 1st half performance by the Red Devil’s of Football.
The 2nd half PSG put pressure on Man Utd with Kylian Mbappe and Neymar testing Man Utd’s defence.
David De Gea was at his best with a couple of telling saves keeping United infront.
Unfortunately for United the problem of extra pressure being put on them and a swing in the momentum of the game gave PSG hope and they were rewarded with a own goal by Antony Martial.
With time ticking away United may have been looking to share the points but it didn’t turn out like that.
Manchester United’s star striker Marcus Rachford who has been taking on the British members of Parliament in the press by trying to convince them to feed the poorest and most vunerable children in society with free schools meals during holiday periods showed he could play with that pressure by finding space and scoring from an angle at the edge of the box to take the points for Man Utd.
Ole’a men will be happy with the result as will us fans, this result grows confidence ahead of bigger challenges that are to come.
The Champions league is important to Manchester United both financially and profile wise, to record a win is only a good thing against such a high profile opponent.
Manchester United face Chelsea on Saturday and Frank Lampard. Both coaches share mutual respect and have a competitive nature, you can see this by how they set up their teams.
Teams who play Tuesday-Saturday-Wednesday as a standard playing schedule when competing in europe have to manage their squads fitness to get the best out of them.
Will Edin Cavani get a opportunity to play in the next few weeks?. The experience centre forward who’s playing style fits United’s style of play will be looking to make a impact after spending 6 months out of the game.
It might take him a few weeks to get up to speed in the Premier League and in Europe but he has the class to to take United to the next level and add to their already impressive attacking options.
Man United’s Achilles heal is always playing the ball out from the back? Axel Tuanzebe and Alex Telles impressed against PSG and will give positive selection headaches to Ole ahead of the game.
Another solid performance and win against Chelsea may stop the questions being asked about the quality of Ole squad and United may start to ponder both domestic and European success in the future.
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