this match

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At home against the Red Devils.

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Lining up in a 4231 with Romero, Ven der Van, Udogie, Porro at the back, Sarr, Bissouma at the back, Maddison at attacking midfielder, Sun and Kulusevski on the wings, and Richarlison up front.

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Instead, they played 4141, with Varane, Lisandro Matinez, Wan-Bissaka, Luke Shaw, Casemiro at the back, Beefy, Mount at midfield, Garnacho, Antony on the wings, and Rashford up front.

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Both sides started off with a fast-paced counterattack.

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Trying to launch a fast break to Sunseri on a midfield steal, and the

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Instead, they intended to rely on quick transitions from the center of the field to the wings, and Garnacho, who had focused primarily on the left flank at the start of the first half, had created a couple of good chances early on

As the game progressed, it was possible to see

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's Wan-Bissaka was tight on Sun, giving the ball winner no chance at all, and on the other side of the field, although Kulusevski could eat LukeShaw, Lisandro Martinez was also watching very closely, and Kulusevski was not going to be able to rush through this last line of defense easily, and with Richarlison not being much of a factor in the middle of the field. And

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Middle is looking at Maddison, who had a great last game.

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The offense was largely ineffective.

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The defense isn't very good.

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Just a quick pass through the center was immediately distributed to the wings, especially on the left where Garnacho was always able to carry the ball even into the

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Starting or passing in the penalty area, in fact

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In the first half it was a good chance to break through.

The result was a mishap at the 25, when Rashford scooped up the ball at midfield and raced towards the

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Romero rushed back to help close the door, but his hand was open on the shot. It was a clear handball and should have been a 12-yard penalty, but the referee ruled that there was no handball foul after VAR was activated.

The verdict obviously drastically affected the mood of both teams, the

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The players felt it was rather unfair, and the

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Already sensing that the referee's decision was in their favor, the next

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It starts to get tough, and right away Maddison breaks free on defense

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The players launched a fast break and Sun held the ball in front of the field to score a

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The ball was released into the penalty area for Sarr to shoot, causing

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Dangerous situation in front of the door

but at this time

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There's still a chance of breaching the deeply flawed

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Defense, at the 35.

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In the huddle by LukeShaw back up the middle.

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The defense made a mistake in making the offside, allowing B Faye to almost jog for a successful counter-offside, he went to the 6-yard line to meet the header, but missed the top of the ball straight into touch, which was

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Pretty good chance to break through.

At 38:00 Antony was awarded a yellow card by the referee for shoving down Bissouma in a retracement, while B Faye ran up in protest and received a similar yellow card, as can be seen from some of their actions and expressions at this point in the game.

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Some of the players have become mentally unstable and are very unhappy with the referee's decisions.

Just before the end of the first half Ven der Van carried the ball upfield and picked the ball directly into the box to Udogie, who gave the ball to Son, who had moved laterally into the box, and Son had been moving laterally inside the box to allow

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The defense was in disarray for a few moments before he crossed the ball to the penalty line for Porro to fire in a shot that was very quick and hit the crossbar.

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The attack has brought

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The threat is great.

The first half ended with both teams trading blows, but things started to change as soon as the second half rolled around, the

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Changing tactics, Udogie starts to squeeze towards the center and Porro pushes up, forcing

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Shrinking midfield, but they rushed

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When the defense contracted, it split directly to the wings, and on both flanks, Son and Kulusevski were clearly pulling wider than in the first half, and were no longer just standing on the sides, but almost on the sidelines.

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Just keep increasing the deliveries to the wings and score quickly

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