Erling Haaland scored a hat-trick against goal Manchester United at the first meeting. MU defenders are reminded not to repeat the same mistake.
MU battered at home Manchester City in the competition Premier League last October. The Red Devils lost 3-6 at the Etihad Stadium.
Haaland became a scourge for MU’s back line at that time. The Norwegian striker scored three goals against David de Gea.
Former Man City defender Joleon Lescott assesses Raphael Varane and Lisandro Martinez mistakenly trying to get physical with Haaland. According to him, that way does not work.
“I think Martinez and Varane tried to get physical with him. I remember several instances where Haaland kind of ‘molested’ them – and he enjoyed that,” said Lescott as reported by the BBC. Mirror.
“So there has to be a different approach, because the result was not good for them either individually or for the team. It is a matter of identifying what went wrong in the last game and changing it,” he said.
Manchester United are on a fast run having won their last eight matches in all competitions. Erik ten Hag’s troops are now in fourth place Premier League standings with 35 points, four points adrift of second-placed Manchester City.
(nds/mrp)
