Man United just had a quick comeback against Plzen in the 6th round of the Europa League qualifying round. During the first half, the away team from England was almost at a dead end, even having their net torn by the opponent at the beginning of the second half. It was thanks to Rasmus Hojlund's moments that Man United was able to leave the Czech Republic with 3 points and 7th place in the rankings.
Although highly appreciated, the Red Devils' performance left many worries, completely opposite to pre-match predictions.
"Before the match takes place, I guess Man United could easily win 2-0. Although Ruben Amorim's M.U has not yet met, his opponents in the Europa League are generally not as strong as the Premier League. Plzen may be in good form but still cannot be highly appreciated by their opponents.
However, the first half witnessed some mistakes from Man United, typically goalkeeper Andre Onana. The Cameroonian star was M.U's best player in November but currently has something instinctive, unbalanced and complacent.
The luckiest thing for M.U in this match was that after scoring, Plzen withdrew to play defensive counter-attacking. Therefore, the away team had a chance to perform and roam, thereby having countless opportunities to score" - Commentator Quang Huy shared.
The win over Plzen was Ruben Amorim's 6th start as Manchester United captain. In the previous 5 matches, the Portuguese captain continuously made changes to the starting lineup. Fortunately for the "Red Devils", before the Manchester Derby, they had a suitable "blue team" Plzen to experiment with once again, before Ruben Amorim finalized the number of players to travel to Etihad Stadium this weekend.
"Currently, apart from Andre Onana, the Man United squad has only a few people above to maintain stability. To finalize the framework, the head coach needs more than that. I think Amorim's current rotation of the squad is reasonable to maintain the excitement and keep all the players fit.
This approach also has a positive point, which is to create fierce competition between players, those who are given opportunities but cannot show it must accept being left out.
It is not ruled out that in the Manchester Derby this weekend, Ruben Amorim will still have many changes in the starting lineup when visiting Etihad. spirit is the most important thing for Man United at the moment when Man City is not out of the crisis" - Commentator Quang Huy shared.
In the away match against Plzen, Marcus Rashford was a prominent bad player in the Man United squad. The England striker will almost certainly be on the bench in the Derby this weekend and will leave in the winter transfer window for around €40 million.
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