“We don't have what it takes to come off the bench.”Published at 12:13
Man City 3-1 Man United
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image source, Getty ImagesManchester United were “lucky not to have had it worse'' after losing 3-1 in the derby against Manchester City on Sunday.
United fan Matt Massey told BBC Radio 5's Live Breakfast: “It wasn't as bad as I thought it would be considering Manchester City had more shots than we had possession. “It tells you a lot about it,” he said.
“But there was some hope for the first 20 minutes because there was the kind of game plan that Erik ten Hag had put together. He had Bruno Fernandes play as a false nine, Marcus Rush They had the pace of Ford and a couple of times.'' They chased down Manchester City on numerous occasions.
“As the game progressed, we got tired. We have a lot of injuries. I don't want to make too many excuses about it, but our team is very divided, with Rasmus Hejlund missing and no one We can't get out of the way.''Manchester City just pummeled United in the second half, but perhaps they were lucky that it didn't get any worse than that.
“With the substitution of Ten Hag in the second half, taking Rashford out and taking Mainu out, they were supposed to give us more momentum but they actually made things worse. We looked worse. .However, we didn't have the quality to finish the game.'' Bench. “
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