United easy to defend against says ex- United coach Meulensteen

Fulham manager and ex-United coach thinks United are easy to defend against

Fulham manager Rene Muelensteen has praised his side for the defensive performance to earn a dramatic 2-2 draw at Old Trafford.

The former United coach led his side to snatch a point away against his old side with a late Darren Bent header.

The Dutchman also said that defending against United was easy after the home side crossed the ball a total of 81 times.

“I don’t think there was any lack of belief,” he told reporters. “Their gameplan was quite straightforward. It was get it wide, get it in. We defended it well.

“If you’re well organised and the goalkeeper is in good positions, then it can be easy. You need creativity, variety to open them up.

“They haven’t picked up the points in the games where they should have picked up the points.

“I think they produced everything he wanted to see the team produce. You look at the amount of crosses and shots. You know that was quite clear from the off. We tried to deal with it. I think in the first half we did fairly well. I can’t recall a big, big chance for them in the first half. They put the crosses in.”

Meulensteen also feels that teams no longer have the fear factor when coming to Old Trafford, with the champions having lost four times in the league at home already this season.

“I do think a few teams have come here with a different sort of approach,” he added.

“Certain teams have come here, done well and got something. I do think there’s a little bit of that.

“In the dressing room after for the players, it felt like a win. Hopefully this gives us a good base to kick on.”