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Erik ten Hag lashes out at his strikers, missed Cristiano against Chelsea

Manchester United missed clear chances to take all three points home from Stamford Bridge. 

By Harry Smith

Manchester United missed clear chances to take all three points home from Stamford Bridge. 
Manchester United missed clear chances to take all three points home from Stamford Bridge. 
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Many clear chances were missed for the Red Devils to take the three points away to Chelsea, the match was very difficult, as Graham Potter's team knew how to recover from Man Utd's attack, who insisted on different plays, they were close to scoring against Chelsea, but Rashford and Antony missed clear chances, Sancho did not collaborate in many plays.

This match could have been a victory for forgiving on so many occasions, the midfield did a great job creating opportunities and opening spaces to look for shots, they had many chances while Chelsea still did not play at a high level, the second half was more static, there was not so much insistence from the teams towards the rival goal, everything seemed that the match was going to be goalless.

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An inopportune action by the Scot, Scott McTominay, caused a penalty against in the final minutes, Jorginho would convert it to take a partial advantage in the 87th minute, then the team took the risk to go forward, while Chelsea tried to defend the minimal advantage, in the end a shot in the 93rd minute gave the tie for the Red Devils, they were close to losing.

"First half Rashford had two great chances, Antony one-on-one great chances, Antony one on one. You have to score goals in those moments because in the best games three chances are huge. You have to score," Erik ten Hag told the BBC's Erik ten Hag after the game, leaving him with a feeling that he could have got the win and with a more convincing result, he knows his team played in a great way.

Antony and Rashford failed to score in their chances, missing Cristiano

This game meant they could get into the Champions League places, it was a week that could close in a big way if they beat Chelsea, as they beat Spurs at home on Wednesday, they need a lot of points against the big six teams. Erik ten Hag missed Cristiano because of the failings of his strikers at Stamford Bridge, Rashford has not been focused, he has gone five games without a goal.

 


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