Manchester United's newest addition, the legendary No. 7 Mason Monty, made his official debut in the English Premier League, but unexpectedly met his Waterloo, with dismal statistics - 0 shots on goal and 0 crosses, which made the England international lose face. What is more embarrassing for Mason is that he was replaced by Keith Dean Allison shortly after United broke the deadlock, a situation that many fans and netizens can not help but call on manager Tan Hagar to re-introduce Allison as a starter.
Mason Monty moved to United from Chelsea in the summer for a transfer fee of £60 million (about HK$600 million), but has never been able to live up to the standard of the No. 7 ace. Despite not scoring or assisting in any of the six pre-season warm-up matches, his performance in this match was equally disappointing. He missed a great chance on goal after just six minutes of play due to a lapse in possession, and nothing more followed. It wasn't until the 68th minute that he was taken off and replaced by Kirsten Allison, who quickly boosted United's attacking momentum, and only 8 minutes later, it was Wahlani who scored the winning goal.
Tannhäuser originally hoped that Mason Monte and Fernandez could become the core of the midfield to strengthen the team's midfield organization, but Mason Monte seems to be unclear about his own role positioning, his performance has caused the midfield strength to be impaired, resulting in an awkward situation of 1+1 being less than 2.
