KOMPAS.com – Manchester United have to play with 10 people at a time injury time when faced with Southampton in the 35th week Premier League, Tuesday (07/14/2020) early morning hrs.
The exit Brandon Williams due to injury in the third minute of term injury time seemed to be a momentum for Southampton to score.
Because, Manchester United can no longer include new players to replace Williams.
Sure enough, when Manchester United had to play with 10 men, Southampton managed to score a goal through a cheat Michael Obafemi in the sixth minute of the season injury time.
So, why can’t Man United enter a new player alias the replacement of the fifth player in the match against Southampton?
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Premier League authority or top caste competition Premier League indeed allows each club to make five substitutions when continuing competition in the middle of the Covid-19 pandemic.
This is in accordance with FIFA’s proposal which was approved by the International Football Association Board (IFAB).
For its application, five substitutions are allowed but remain on three occasions. For example, two changes, one change, and two changes.
On the fight Man United vs Southampton, the team nicknamed the Red Devils had made a substitute on three occasions before Brandon Williams had to leave the field due to injury.
In the 63rd minute, coach Ole Gunnar Solskjaer brought in Fred to replace Paul Pogba. Then in the 75th minute, Williams was put in to fill the injured Luke Shaw position.
Then on the third occasion making a substitute for the 84th minute, Solskjaer pulled Mason Greenwood and included Daniel James and Scott McTominay to replace Bruno Fernandes.
So, when Williams sustained an injury after colliding with Kyle Walker-Peters, Man United could not enter new players because they had already made substitutions on three occasions.
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Playing with 10 people plus poor coordination while defending, Manchester United must receive punishment from Southampton in the final minutes of the match.
Through a corner football scheme, Michael Obafemi broke into the Red Devils goal guarded by David de Gea to force the match to end in a 2-2 draw.
Previously, Man United who had been left behind by Stuart Armstrong’s goal in the 12th minute was able to reverse the lag through goals by Marcus Rashford (20 ‘) and Anthony Martial (23’).
A 2-2 draw at home to Southampton made Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s men fail to advance to third place English league standings.
Manchester United is still stuck in fifth place with a collection of 59 points from 35 matches. Red Devils have the same points as Leicester City, who are fourth, but Brendan Rodgers’ side are on goal difference.
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