#2 Manchester United sloppy and lethargic, but get the job done
The game will definitely not be remembered for a vintage Manchester United display. A series of lazy passes and a lack of urgency to kill the tie off were the primary characteristics of United’s performance. Zlatan Ibrahimovic was often seen isolated upfront and was unable to impose any strong foothold on the game.
There was hardly any penetration through the Hull defence, with Marcus Rashford the only major threat in attack from the left wing. For most of the first half, United were seen protecting their two-goal advantage from the first leg, sitting off Hull and inviting them to take the initiative. While there may have been an element of bad luck in the manner in which they went behind, United certainly deserved to trail at the break.
It was only post the interval that United briefly made the ball talk in Hull’s half, a spell culminating in Pogba’s equaliser to help United regain a two-goal advantage. In the end, they had to hold off Hull pressure after conceding again late in the game.
