Manchester United’s miserable season went from dangerous to worse on Sunday night time as Ruben Amorim’s uninspiring Purple Devils limped out of the FA Cup in opposition to Fulham on penalties.
Reliable United hero Bruno Fernandes bought his aspect again into the competition at 1-1, however that was nearly as good because it bought so far as the lads in purple had been involved.
Certainly, there was no renewed chapter within the sombre story of the fallen giants with Joshua Zirkzee’s missed spot-kick handing Marco Silva’s Cottagers a dramatic 4-3 penalty shoot-out triumph.
There have been a complete host of poor performers on the night time, however once more Rasmus Hojlund supplied little or no up prime for his dejected outfit as his particular person woes continued.
Hojlund’s efficiency in numbers v Fulham
Hojlund’s final set of significant contributions for the Purple Devils got here all the way in which again in December when the Danish attacker fired house two strikes versus Viktoria Plzen within the Europa League.
Since then, he has been deep in a barren patch of kind with the 22-year-old trudging off within the 68th minute on this contest having supplied nothing of be aware to attempt to breach the Fulham defence.
Certainly, the lacklustre United quantity 9 would solely tally up a stunning 9 touches in whole as a continuing bystander to the play unfolding, while additionally solely finishing a meagre two correct passes earlier than being hauled off by his supervisor.
Amorim can solely stick with the underperformer for thus lengthy, having watched one other sport cross the 6 foot 3 centre-forward by.
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However, there was one other determine in Amorim’s camp who arguably put in a worse show than Hojlund.
4/10 star confirmed he is not adequate for Man United
No one specifically might stroll off on the finish with their heads held excessive, minus a few vivid younger sparks that got here off the substitutes bench late on and Bruno Fernandes.
Definitely, Victor Lindelof would not have been all smiles on the finish of the crushing Cup exit, having gained himself a chance to impress off the bench and failing massively to take action.
Ultimately, Zirkzee’s missed penalty could be the difference-maker, however Lindelof would have handed Fulham a significant serving to of confidence when he additionally tousled his spot-kick previous to the Dutchman costing his aspect pricey.
Furthermore, throughout the prolonged match itself, the United quantity two by no means regarded snug or assured, with the likes of Matthijs de Ligt partnering the Swede on the again having to be doubly alert in case Lindelof grew to become uncovered.
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Man Utd’s backline vs Fulham |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Stat |
Onana |
De Ligt |
Maguire |
Lindelof |
|
Minutes performed |
120 |
120 |
90 |
67 |
|
Saves |
4 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
|
Touches |
49 |
73 |
48 |
32 |
|
Correct passes |
20/35 (57%) |
42/50 (80%) |
31/33 (94%) |
22/23 (96%) |
|
Clearances |
1 |
9 |
8 |
4 |
|
Blocked photographs |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
Interceptions |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
Complete tackles |
0 |
7 |
1 |
2 |
|
Complete duels gained |
0 |
7/12 |
6/9 |
3/3 |
|
Penalties missed |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1x |
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Stats by Sofascore |
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De Ligt wasn’t the one strong performer on the again all through, with Andre Onana additionally maintaining his aspect within the sport at factors with 4 saves, alongside Harry Maguire placing his physique on the road often with six duels gained.
Whereas, Lindelof may need been stunned to even come on contemplating his final lengthy run-out was versus Tottenham Hotspur within the EFL Cup.
He didn’t supply a complete lot to the competition away from his second within the highlight throughout the shoot-out, with Manchester Night Information journalist Samuel Luckhurst handing him a low 4/10 match ranking subsequently.
Hojlund needs to be given extra possibilities to impress regardless of his no-show, whereas Lindelof has in a short time confirmed he should not be at Man United past the summer time.
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