Manchester United 0-1 Juventus: 5 positives for the Red Devils

#2 Victor Lindelof

Manchester United v Juventus - UEFA Champions League Group H

The Ice-man had a tough time last year, but has looked better this time. He has built some sort of a partnership with Chris Smalling and has been impressive recently. However, against Juventus, Lindelof perhaps had his best game in a Manchester United shirt.

The Swede was strong against Ronaldo and Co. and showed intelligence and positional awareness to keep the lethal Juventus attack at bay. He could not be held culpable for the goal, yet Lindelof, like the rest of his team, did look a little nervous in the first half.

However, in the second half, he dived in to retrieve the ball, threw in tackles, made interceptions and was one of the best players on the pitch. Ronaldo found no joy against him, unable to beat him for pace and the Swede had an answer for every trick the Portuguese had in his bag.

Lindelof put in a Man of the Match shift against Juventus and on the night, looked like an answer to United’s defensive woes. He only has to continue the upward climb.

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