Southampton 2-2 Manchester United: 5 Hits and Flops

Herrera celebrates his equaliser during a frenetic affair on the south Coast
Herrera celebrates his equaliser during a frenetic affair on the
south
Coast

#3 Flop: Maya Yoshida

Frustrating showing: Yoshida was often out of position and struggled to contend with one-on-one defending
Frustrating showing: Yoshida was often out of position and struggled to contend with one-on-one defending

Another disappointing showing from Maya Yoshida, who at 30-years-old, isn't getting any better...

He's a long-serving player on the south Coast, having joined back in 2012 - but his defending just isn't good enough, particularly against quick attackers. They have conceded goals aplenty this season and their inconsistent backline hasn't done them any favours, something that Yoshida himself said he was eager to help fix.

He has only made four league appearances to date in 2018/19, and it's not a surprise that their four clean sheets have been earned with him either on the substitutes' bench or not involved altogether. The centre-back pairing of Wesley Hoedt and Jack Stephens has done well, while Jannik Vestergaard has been good too.

This display would not have done him any favours in terms of nailing down a starting berth, as he was frequently being bullied by the combination of Marcus Rashford and Romelu Lukaku in-and-around the box on a plethora of occasions.

He was skinned by Rashford in the build-up to both of the visitors' goals: the first, he tried to commit to a challenge and ended up stumbling over himself, allowing the 21-year-old space to run at Stephens before teeing up Lukaku. For their equaliser, he let Rashford continue his marauding run from outside the box to the byline, failed to block a low delivery fizzed across the area, allowing Herrera a free shot on-goal.

Stats can be deceiving and in this instance, they are: one tackle, four interceptions and five clearances - he failed to defend when needed most. Really not convincing in one-on-one battles and it didn't make for good viewing from a neutral perspective.

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