MANCHESTER UNITED staged a sensational stoppage time comeback to snatch a share of the spoils against Aston Villa.
Joshua Zirkzee and Patrick Dorgu both came off the bench to score late on as the Red Devils salvaged a .
United duo Bruno Fernandes and Youri Tielemans were also on target, with Alysson, Nicolas Jackson, John McGinn and Leon Goretzka .
SunSport’s tactical expert Dean Scoggins broke down the positives and negatives for Old Trafford chief Michael Carrick in the latest episode of .
MAIN-OO MAN
There was a lot of debate last season about whether was any good or not. I think that needs to go away now.
He is the vacuum behind the players who are trying to make things happen in the attacking third.
keeps the attack going and he was absolutely everywhere – getting 87 touches.
He was the one solving the problems. He ranked first when it came to touches, passes, passes completed, duels won and possession won.
It was absolutely fantastic from Mainoo. have got an enormous amount of work to do but everything needs to be rebuilt around him.
THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE DALOT
I’m not quite sure how you categorise at the moment and he made a big mistake for Villa’s first goal.
He and Harry Maguire got sucked right across towards the ball and forgot they had attackers to mark.
United had six players on Villa’s left-hand side so Dalot and Maguire just needed to hold their position.
Dalot then got closer to McGinn, leaving Alysson so much space to get into.
Carrick made a , but the Portuguese made it even worse by attempting to tackle with the wrong foot.
He tried to make the block with his right foot instead of just block tackling with his left. That means the ball goes through his legs.
Dalot is almost like a Fifa glitch at the moment. I know fans will say he tries really hard, but we shouldn’t be praising his effort at this level.
When it comes to the penalty, his defensive distance is completely off. He’s on his heels and he gets his legs all caught up.
DORGU TO THE RESCUE
Dorgu came off the bench and made an impact – and an assist.
Villa got themselves into a narrow position and Matheus Cunha stayed in a wide position to receive the ball.
When he came on, was given the same instruction. Zirkzee also got subbed on and positioned himself between the centre-backs.
It meant they didn’t want the full-back to go out, but Dorgu went on the attack on the outside and that’s where Zirkzee’s goal comes from.
The way they both approached it showed there are players who are buying into Carrick’s approach. They knew the tactical plan was sound.
