Phil Jones’s torrid first half will be the focus of attention but an unbalanced midfield was as much part of United’s problemFor Manchester United this was a bruising 2-0 defeat by better-balanced opponents and an occasion that seemed to float past in a series of occasionally weird snapshots. Marouane Fellaini gave a fresh twist to the conception of two-touch football,coming on after 62 minutes, having two touches, or then leaving seven minutes later with a knee injury. whether it is any consolation,he was still probably one of United’s better midfielders on the night.
Paul Pogba marauded weirdly for an hour, a free radical in what was supposed to be a rigid two-man central midfield. With 66 minutes gone he could be seen jogging off, or pointedly uninjured,substituted for playing like Paul Pogba.
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Source: guardian.co.uk