[ilovepantyhose]

here are some thoughts after last night's game

- man u attack was decent in the first half, pressed well, created chances, but finishing was lacking again. but after garnacho goal was disallowed, man u started to deflate and ceded more control to brighton

- maguire, despite his experience, opted not to clear the teasing cross into the box and it led to brighton first goal. a defender cannot take such a risk as he is unsure if there are opponents behind him

- amad performance was half and half, scored a goal, but two moments in the first half showed that his poor decision making: attempted to connect with dalot cross with his left foot instead of his head; and his pass was behind rashford during a counter and the attack totally fizzled out

- ETH subbing fernandes off was strange, man u need his vision and ability to create smth out of nothing. i felt that ETH was settling for a draw but it backfired

- conceding a late winner is harsh as a draw is the fairer result, but from a objective pov, man u deserve the loss because of poor defending. the players were drawn to the ball and nobody was defending the left and it led to the winner

- next match is at home vs pool, i hope de ligt can adapt in time and ETH select him ahead of maguire