For several weeks now, Manchester United has had a series of poor results and poor performances. Erik ten Hag’s training shows a more than worrying level, so much so that the Dutch technician is now in the hot seat. He seems to have alienated a good part of his locker room and is unable to really turn things around. The Red Devils have already lost 5 times in the Premier League this season and the latest victories against Fulham (1-0) and Luton Town (1-0) are far from reassuring internally.
But beyond the level, a sector of play is widely criticized by the English press and the supporters: the attack. This season, Mancunian attackers are posting dramatic statistics and nothing seems to be going well for them. Both on and off the field. Jadon Sancho has been sidelined for several months after a conflict with Ten Hag while Antony was sidelined after accusations of domestic violence. The Brazilian has had a very disappointing performance this season (9 matches, 0 goals, 0 assists). And it’s not the only one. Star Marcus Rashford is not doing much better this season.
Overwhelming statistics
The English striker has scored just 1 goal in 16 matches this season. And he was recently removed from the group according to the English press for going out to a nightclub on the eve of a match. The latest recruit, Rasmus Hojlund, who arrived injured, seems to be the only positive point, and even then. He has scored 5 goals in 4 Champions League matches but remains in 9 matches without scoring in the Premier League. Anthony Martial is not doing any better either with one goal in 15 matches this season. One statistic clearly illustrates the low level of the attack: Manchester United have only scored 13 times in the Premier League this season (14th attack in the Premier League). Worse still, of the 13 goals, only one was scored by a striker: Marcus Rashford.
Bruno Fernandes and Scott McTominay are the only two players in the squad to have scored more than one goal in the Premier League this season while Casemiro is the club’s second top scorer behind Hojlund. Enough to worry the English press. THE Daily Mail thus evokes “Worrying performances as there are simply not enough goals in the team and damning statistics. » The English media is once again targeting Erik ten Hag, responsible for failing to restore confidence in his attackers and for creating a harmful climate which does not help anything. The days of Sir Alex Ferguson’s Manchester United seem a long way off.
