Will Ronaldo and Cavani from now on go together?
It is undeniable that with Ronaldo and Cavani playing at the highest level, behind Bruno, Manchester United had too many good situations to pave the way into the opponent's goal.
Although playing so well, with the total age of these two stars being 70, they certainly cannot start together in every M.U match from now until the end of the season. It has also been 11 years since M.U witnessed a goal scored by a combination of 2 stars over the age of 34. The last time was against Newcastle in 2010 when Scholes assisted the Giggs.
If they cannot go all the matches together, Ronaldo and Cavani will have to have one reserve player, of course Cavani when CR7 must of course start with their legendary stature. It would be no surprise if Cavani sat on the bench tonight to save energy for the Manchester derby this weekend.
Without Cavani, M.U would have had many others such as Rashford, Sancho, Lingard, Martial or Greenwood. The question now is how Solskjaer will assemble them.
How will the system be connected to remain stable?
When Varane returned, M.U had their first match after 18 clean sheets. The 3-center-back formation with Varane - Maguire - Lindelof, although there were still many situations that were not really compatible, at least they stood firm right at Tottenham's field. Lindelof will be replaced when he is in pain and Shaw has played quite well when he was pulled back to play left-sided centre-back.
The remaining concern is right above the central defense, who will be the one to play the role of a long-range shield? Fred is almost still the chosen one and McTominay can start from the start. In the match against Tottenham, McTominay played too much, which could be a suggestion for a new "sweeping machine" model for Solskjaer when he was previously oriented to play controlling.
So where will Pogba be in this formation? No way! The French midfielder showed a superficial and irresponsible attitude in the match against Liverpool. In addition, he has just decided not to sign a new contract with M.U, which means he will leave when this season ends. For a player who is no longer so dedicated, Solskjaer should not keep him.
Will the 3-5-2 formation be really stable?
Last season, Man United won 2-1 away to PSG, won 2-0 against Chelsea and Man City in the 2019-20 season with a 3-5-2 formation. This means that Solskjaer has also tried this new method and has succeeded. Therefore, the current diagram is not a "option B", it is just an "old and re-composed problem" but at the right time.
Having used the entire 4-2-3-1 formation (ineffective), it is possible that up to now, Solsa still does not have a backup plan if 3-5-2 is not effective in each specific situation. It is necessary to wait at least until the winter transfer window, then M.U will stabilize personnel and finalize squad plans.
