FC Midtjylland 2-1 Manchester United : 5 talking points

man utd lack desire
The team showed no urgency to win the match

#2 Super-sub Paul Onuachu makes the difference

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A manager’s worth is decided by how he tweaks things at crucial moments for his side. Upon realising that Manchester United were struggling to deal with the Midtjylland pressure in the second half, he sent the tall, daunting figure of 21-year old Paul Onuachu on the hour mark.

His presence almost immediately paid off, as he beat Paddy McNair in the air to powerfully head a cross towards goal, only to see it getting stopped brilliantly by Sergio Romero. Despite that missed opportunity, he continued to threaten the Manchester United goal throughout, making inroads into the defence and having a crack at goal several times.

He finally got his reward in the 77th minute, when he struck a low shot past a diving Sergio Romero after three Manchester United players stood off him. Poor defending, but Onuachu won’t care about all that. He may well have scored the most famous goal in the Danish club’s 17-year history.

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