Man U goes from bad to worse

By Daily Sports on December 31, 2017

On December 2, Manchester United came away from Arsenal with a 3-1 victory which suggested their season might be just getting started. But, only four weeks on, they find themselves lost in a no-man’s land, with Romelu Lukaku’s head injury in the 0-0 draw against Southampton creating yet another problem for a team rapidly losing their way.

An embarrassing League Cup exit to Bristol City followed by successive 2-2 draws against Leicester City and Burnley had made the visit of Mauricio Pellegrino’s side a must-win for the sake of the players’ confidence and the supporters’ belief that something – anything – can be rescued from this campaign.

Lukaku had headed over an early chance from six yards out after Juan Mata’s cross from the right and appeared set for an evening of heavy involvement against a slapdash Saints backline. However, Wesley Hoedt’s clumsy late header into the back of Lukaku’s head ended the United striker’s participation in the eighth minute.

The Belgian barely moved as he was carefully dealt with by the United medical team but was thankfully seen speaking to the physios before eventually being stretchered from the field with an oxygen mask over his face following a full six minutes of treatment.

Romelu Lukaku Manchester United Southampton

With no Zlatan Ibrahimovic in the 18-man squad after his no-show of a performance against Burnley on Boxing Day, it was left to substitute Marcus Rashford to lead the line for once. However, while the young England striker showed plenty of endeavour in the Southampton half, he all too often failed to get a shot away when the chance presented itself. He has failed to score in six appearances but displayed the confidence of a player who hasn’t found the net in 66.

In all likelihood, Rashford will be asked to pull further weight in that spot in the weeks to come given that Ibrahimovic has looked a long way off even half-fitness since returning from a career-threatening ACL injury in November. Anthony Martial has also played the role in times gone by, but – like Rashford – he has excelled more as a wide attacker than a centre-forward under Jose Mourinho. (GOAL)

•Photo shows Romelu Lukaku being stretched out.

 

Source Daily Sports

Posted December 31, 2017


 

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