There’s only one way to describe the utter tripe that befell our eyes on Monday night and that is ‘tragic.’
Manchester United versus Arsenal is not what it once was.
Indeed, it feels like forever since Roy Keane and Patrick Viera, two of the fiercest rivals, were battling it out for the Premier League title. But maybe that’s because we’ve been left with Ashley Young and Granit Xhaka, two of the most painfully average players, squabbling over who’s going to claim the Europa League spots.
The uneventful draw was emblematic of the kind of performance we’ve come to expect from United under Solskjaer since he was gifted the permanent job: conservative, ineffective, lethargic at times yet applauded.
Individual performances were poor as well, barring Man of the Match Scott McTominay.
Rashford scuppered enough chances again, including one put on a plate by Paul Pogba, to further hammer home the fact that he’s not the no.9 United need. Jesse Lingard did some running, but no goals and assists tell you everything, and the onus was once again thrust onto the fledgling shoulders of Daniel James, forever a willing runner.
While could go on and on about the negatives, Manchester Evening News journalist Samuel Luckhurst has done a supreme job of summing up everything wrong with the host’s performance.
Manchester United fans responded in their droves…
