GAMEWEEK 11 BREAKDOWN, MAN UNITED VS MAN CITY (MANCHESTER DERBY) [0-2]

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Greetings everyone,

We just witnessed the fixtures of gameweek 11 play out and some unexpected events happened that may have shocked several football fans out there. I am a firm believer in the idea that football is full of surprises and that we must always have in the back of our minds that anything can happen in a game. I therefore do not prejudge any game ahead of time.

Manchester United have been very out of form and sometimes seem chaotic defensively and centrally. It surprises me most of the time that there always seems to be an unmarked player on the pitch and teams always find it easy to penetrate their defenses. Thus, I expected a bit of extra work to be put in by Ole's side against a tough side like Manchester City.

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However, contrary to my expectations, it was child's child's play for the citizens as the held their ground and looked like a training session, at Old Trafford.

Throughout the entire first half, the only half decent attempt that was made on goal was Ronaldo's volley towards Ederson. This was also the only registered shot on target for the home side.

On the other hand, Manchester City were able to dominate everything there was to dominate in the game of football; possession, shots on target, passing accuracy, long shots, big chances, you name it. Truth be told, had it not being for David De Gea, they would have conceded much more that they did. It could have easily being like Liverpool within the first half.

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It's becoming clear to me that the manager is not the only one at fault if opposing players can easily penetrate their midfield and get behind their attackers. The manager can nurture players and amplify their abilities, sure. But if a team of world class players seem to have no idea what to do with the ball once in possession then that's a much different situation all by itself.

There were many shining stars in the blue shirt on this occasion but the most outstanding player to me was Joao Cancelo. He is the one player I think can play in any other position and you would think that was his natural position. Hopefully, Pep would see this in him and would stick to making him a regular starter.

You can find the highlights of the match below.

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