On Thursday, Manchester United and Olympique Lyonnais played off an exciting 2-2 draw in their Europa League first leg quarterfinal match.
Andre Onana’s mistake in the 25th minute gave the home team the lead, and Leny Yoro equalized just before halftime.
Replace With his goal in the 88th minute, Joshua Zirkzee must have believed he had won the match, but Onana’s mistake in the final kick gave the Ligue 1 team the equalizer.
Given the verbal altercation he had with Nemanja Matic prior to the match, the Cameroonian’s mistakes will undoubtedly make headlines.
Hojlund is startling once more.
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The Dane was just as awful on Thursday night, but it will also shield Rasmus Hojlund from direct criticism. During his 63 minutes on the field, he only managed 11 touches of the ball.
To make matters worse, he only managed to make two passes over that period. In contrast, Zirkzee, who scored the goal, played 27 minutes and touched the ball 13 times while making eight of nine passes.
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The former Atalanta player won the same number of duels and finished with a perfect score of zero dribbles. Half of his duels were won by his Dutch replacement (all stats via sofacore).
The United number nine had the biggest chance of the first half, but he misplayed his lines from ten yards out, and he only managed one shot on goal, a weak attempt that went straight at the goalie. When the opportunity presented itself late on, Zirkzee did not make a mistake.
The worst goalscorer in modern timesIt’s obvious that Amorim needs to replace Hojlund during the summer window when compared to the all-action exhibition that Georges Mikautadze put on for Lyon at the other end.
Although a lot will rely on the finances, it appears that replacing the striker and goalie is essential based on the available data. It remains to be seen, though, if both improvements can be implemented within the same window.
Onana played like a goalie, as Matic had described him as the worst United keeper in recent memory. Furthermore, Hojlund is possibly the worst scorer the team has had in recent memory.
The head coach must remove both players from the starting lineup for the upcoming match versus Newcastle. This really can’t go on.