![]() ![]() David de Gea kept his 17th Premier League clean sheet of the campaign, which is more than any other top-flight goalkeeper and earns him his second Golden Glove (he won it in 2017-18) award. While it was not a vintage performance at the Vitality Stadium, it was another shut-out. ![]() But also in possession, his passing, his distribution, but also finishing. We know him as a very good organiser, positioning, anticipating, intercepting a lot of balls, winning duels, fighting, keeping the team together. “He keeps surprising us, Casemiro,” the Dutchman said. His touch map (below) highlights just how busy he was. “The movement is great, the touch from Christian Eriksen is great and the finish is brilliant,” Ten Hag said.Ĭasemiro dominated the midfield and made an impact at both ends of the pitch, with Ten Hag effusive in his praise. The Brazil midfielder’s goal in the early exchanges, following a superb Christian Eriksen pass, was worthy of winning any match. Not since Louis van Gaal was in charge for the 2014-15 campaign have they struck fewer times on the road.Īt least in Casemiro, a five-time Champions League winner with Real Madrid, they had someone to bail them out on the south coast. ![]() Ten Hag knows you can, at times, get away with being blunt in attack against weaker opposition in the Premier League, as has so often been the case for United this year, but you are punished for being wasteful in the Champions League.Īway from home, where they have won just eight times all season, United have scored 22 goals in 19 matches. (Photo: Matthew Peters/Manchester United via Getty Images) ![]()
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