3 bad individual performances from Premier League matchday 2

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Man Utd lost to Brighton in the first major upset of the new Premier League season

English Premier League matchday 2 ended with a stunning Manchester City victory against Huddersfield Town. No doubt, it was another thrilling weekend with three red cards and the mighty Red Devils seeing a 3-2 upset away at Brighton.

There were a lot of errors made by a number of players which led their teams to suffer. In this article we'll unfold the worst of these errors.

Here are the three worst performances from 2018-19 Premier League matchday 2.


#3 Robert Kenedy

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Kenedy - the terrible feeling of missing a last minute penalty

Rafael Benitez's side was expected to snatch three points against not so strong Cardiff City. But the match was a 0-0 draw. Benitez can easily put the blame on Isaac Hayden who was sent off in the 66th minute.

But something great happened for Newcastle in added time, as they got a penalty. Robert Kenedy however missed the penalty.

Apart from missing the penalty, Kenedy only managed 8 accurate passes. Out of which none resulted in being a key pass that could have led to a goal. The disappointing miss cost Newcastle 2 points in the league.


#2 Ben Hamer

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Ben Hamer was under fire against the reigning champions

Manchester City were ruthless in their 6-1 demolition of Huddersfield Town. Ben Hamer conceded 6 goals out of which he made 2 errors resulting in the goals. Although he made 9 good saves, his overall performance was dismal against City.

His worst mistake became a gift for Aguero. While stopping a low cross in the box, Hamer panicked and lost his grip on the ball, hence providing a gift of a goal to Kun Aguero. Aguero also ended up scoring a hat trick against the goalkeeper.

#1 Eric Bailly

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The rash tackle

The Manchester United vs Brighton fixture was not at all expected to end up at 3-2, with Brighton snatching the glory. Mourinho's lack of trust in his defence during the transfer window was correct.

Bailly was the main man in Jose Mourinho's defence alongside Lindelof. But a series of errors made by Bailly resulted in Brighton's goals.

Talking of the penalty he conceded, it seemed like Bailly had no idea of Murray's position. That was the only foul Bailly committed in the game, and it proved to be the most disastrous one for Manchester United.

The matchday had a lot of other bad performances. Honourable mentions:

#1 Tommy Smith (Huddersfield Town)

#2 Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal)

#3 Mohamad Diame (Newcastle)

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