Manchester United legend Roy Keane believes his old club are fearful of attacking the opposition because they are concerned of being picked off by the opposition.
31.12.2023 - 13:23 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Manchester United great Peter Schmeichel says Erik ten Hag was wrong to haul off Kobbie Mainoo at half-time during the 2-1 defeat to Nottingham Forest on Saturday afternoon. Mainoo started for the fourth match running, but the teenager was sacrificed after 45 minutes to make way for Scott McTominay.
Marcus Rashford was on target for United at the City Ground as he scored for only the third time this campaign. However, goals from Nicolas Dominguez and Morgan Gibbs-White gunned down the Reds.
Naturally, that result left Schmeichel and anybody with connections to the club feeling disappointed. The iconic former goalkeeper also reckons Ten Hag changed the game for the worse when opting to bring his star teenager off having done little wrong in the first half.
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"It's another disappointment. I'll put it that way," said Schmeichel to Premier League Productions.
"You're hoping that when you see a result like the Aston Villa game, which was only a few days ago, that second-half performance could be brought into the next game. Right from the first minute it was not there.
"It was a really, really bad first half. The first half against Villa was so, so bad, but it was a different side that came out for the second half and I'm hoping [they will be able to do the same].
"But then he makes a substitution that has a big effect on the game. I can understand you want Scott McTominay on, but not for the guy [Mainoo] you take off.
"The guy you take off - young Mainoo - is such a good player and he did alright. He was controlling that part of the pitch very, very well and there was no need for him to make that
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