Nine years ago, Manchester United made an ‘unusual’ decision that lasted 90 minutes. Now they repeat this in the match vs West Ham United.
Manchester United continued their positive trend in the English Premier League, which this time beat West Ham United with a thrifty score, 1-0.
At first glance there was nothing “strange” about the win, with a Craig Dawson own goal providing an important trippoint for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s men at Old Trafford.
However, are you aware that in that match the Red Devils did not make a single substitution during the 90 minutes. choose noted, this “unusual” is the first time United have done since February 2012.
Nine years ago, United led by Sir Alex Ferguson had done the same thing: not a single player on the bench was sent to replace the team during the normal time of the match.
Other interesting things that are summarized choose is the fact that West Ham United are so “tame” against United. The Hammers always falling in 17 Premier League games when they conceded first against United at Old Trafford.
0 – Tonight was the first time since February 2012 against Liverpool that Manchester United didn’t make a single substitution in a Premier League match. Unusual. pic.twitter.com/Tzo5MCT0KZ
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Practically, the positive results in this match have kept United from being shifted from position runner-up temporary standings. They have 57 points from 29 matches – keeping a one-point advantage over Leicester City who sit third.
United managed to claim 11 of the 15 points available in the last five parties. However, the distance between Ole’s squad and the top standings and eternal rival, Manchester City, is still too far.
The two are 14 points apart, with The Citizens grabbed a second straight win against Fulham 3-0 since the 2-0 defeat The Red Devils.
As for the defeat suffered by West Ham, they failed to match Chelsea’s points as the rulers of the top four. David Moyes’ fleet ranks fifth with 48 points, three points behind Thomas Tuchel’s squad.
In the next match, Man United will shift their focus to face AC Milan deeply leg second in the last 16 of the Europa League. In the first meeting, the two teams finished the match with the same score at Old Trafford.
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