Matheus Cunha received high expectations in his first appearance for Man Utd. In the role of a left-sided attacking midfielder, the new Brazilian player did not have much room to play because MU played slowly throughout the first half.
Before leaving the field at the beginning of the second half, Cunha only had two notable moments, one was an unsuccessful breakthrough in the 30th minute. 12 minutes later, the former Wolves star chose a favorable position, ready to shoot, but Chido Obi did not understand and turned and shot the ball wide of the post. Cunha clearly showed his dissatisfaction with his teammate born in 2007 after this lack of coordination.
MU's most significant chance in the first half belonged to Casemiro. In the 45th minute, the Brazilian veteran shot from a tight angle. The ball hit a Leeds defender and hit the crossbar.
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Cunha has not left any significant mark. |
In the second half, coach Ruben Amorim sent 11 other names onto the field, including Mason Mount, Rasmus Hojlund, Manuel Ugarte, Diogo Dalot,...
With this lineup, MU played even worse than in the first half. The Europa League runners-up let Leeds continuously pressure them and only escaped defeat thanks to excellent saves from goalkeeper Tom Heaton.
On the other hand, MU had to wait until the last 20 minutes to accelerate. Efforts from Ugarte and Dorgu were not able to overcome Illan Meslier's reflexes. When the French goalkeeper was helpless, the ball hit the crossbar after a close-range header from Kobbie Mainoo in the 88th minute.
The match at Strawberry Arena ended without any goals. On July 27, MU will begin their tour of the US with a match against West Ham. This could be the debut match of new signing Bryan Mbeumo.
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Tactical diagram of the 2 clubs. |
Source: https://znews.vn/cunha-noi-gian-voi-dong-doi-trong-ngay-ra-mat-mu-post1569991.html
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