However, Leicester took advantage of that, pressed very far up, which made defenders in United to not know what they should do. Since United plays usually weaker teams, that means they are usually allowed to pass to midfield easily and midfield starts the game up for them and sets up the play, but when Leicester pressed then it made things so much harder for United. All they have to do is work on their playmaking and what to do when there is a high pressing going on.
Maguire is not a fast defender and Mourinho did not want to buy Maguire when he was in Manchester United. I can deny that Maguire helped to improve the defense of Manchester United but he is not a top-notch defender. And he needs support from another central defender who has good speed in order to help him fixing mistake if occurs.
The club bought Varane in the summer but their combination is not good so far.
Everton vs West Ham is a very interesting game for this week, this is a classic battle top coach strategy, We know Benitez for a long time ago, he brings Liverpool a winner Champions league, but this time his strategy is not good for the team, he lost at home. several times they failed in the penalty box, Alex Iwobi is very bad, he got many wasted opportunities but can't finish it. this is a bad strategy also for Benitez, he should have been replaced earlier not on 10 minutes left.
The lost of Everton indirectly helps Manchester United to keep their position in top 6 of the table. Everton and Benitez have to work harder if they want to challenge top 4. This season looks to be weird like the past with the appearance of Brighton in top 4. From position 5th to 8th, only 1 point more or less among those clubs.
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