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#2 United’s unbeaten run continues but at what cost
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Failure to convert gilt-edged chances meant that the visitors had to do with the solitary point
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The visitors extended their unbeaten run to 17 matches in all competitions with this draw. However, like Mourinho made it clear in his pre-match conference a day earlier, “I don’t care about the unbeaten run... But we’re not going to Stoke to defend our very nice unbeaten run.”
The United fans all over the word will certainly be rallying the sentiments of their manager. While remaining unbeaten for an extended period of time is a great achievement, winning matches is all that matters. With Liverpool losing to Swansea earlier, and City and Tottenham playing each other later in the day, United had a great opportunity to close the gap on their top-four rivals.
However, failure to convert gilt-edged chances meant that the visitors had to do with the solitary point.
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Sankalp Srivastava
Sankalp is a veteran European and international football writer at Sportskeeda. He has a total experience of 8 years, having previously worked for some top companies such as Wisden India and Fox Sports Asia. An engineer by qualification, Sankalp places a very high emphasis on accuracy by leaving no stone unturned in his research, and prides himself on showcasing the human aspect of the sporting world.
Sankalp has had the privilege of interviewing senior Indian cricketers such as Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Bhuvaneshwar Kumar and Chris Woakes in his experience so far. He has also covered various Indian and international matches, such as the 2019 ICC ODI World Cup when working for FOX.
Sankalp started following football after watching the 2002 FIFA World Cup with his family. He is a die-hard Manchester United supporter, who started following the club due to David Beckham. His favorite manager is Sir Alex Ferguson and favorite player is Lionel Messi, both for setting unattainable benchmarks. He considers Barcelona’s incredible 6-1 second leg comeback win in the 2016-17 UCL against Paris Saint-Germain as one of the most iconic matches ever.
Along with European football, Sankalp also follows the Indian Super League. When not writing, Sankalp enjoys traveling and watching sports.
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