Match Report: Stoke City 2-0 Manchester United
Manchester United official swallowing three successive defeats in the Premier League after smothering 2-0 Stoke City at the Britannia Stadium on Saturday (26/12) night. All the goals Stoke created in the first half, through Bojan Krkic utilize Memphis Depay blunder before Marco Arnautovic beautiful goal put United increasingly miserable.
Boxing Day defeat of the party making the position of Louis van Gaal as manager of United increasingly cornered. Seven games without a win, four successive defeats in all competitions, including three consecutive defeats in the Premier League, became a pathetic record of the Red Devils are now threatened thrown into seventh position standings. The Stoke stalking three points behind United in eighth position.
First roundAt the beginning of the game, the two teams dueled by the ball more spin in midfield. The first quarter of an hour passed with almost no chance except kick on target Ander Herrera from outside the box is still too weak so it can be tamed Jack Butland.
Suddenly, a fatal blunder made by Memphis Depay in the 19th minute when Dutch winger was trying to do a back-pass using the head to David De Gea. Ball his header was too weak so that Glen Johnson managed to capture it before thrusting feed cooked to Bojan Krkic to open the scoring.
Winning one goal, Stoke continued penetration in the area of United's defense. As a result, Marko Arnautovic scored a spectacular goal in the 26th minute Bojan Starting from a free kick which hit the posse, Arnautovic then had the ball and immediately release the hard kick from outside the penalty box without unstoppable De Gea.
Behind two goals, United continue to look for every way to minimize the situation, but only a free kick in the 28th minute Memphis that become meaningful opportunities. In contrast, Stoke almost increase the advantage to three goals in 37 minutes, but the kick Arnautovic in a one-to-one was wide. The first round was closed with keungglan 2-0 for the home team.
Second roundFleet Mark Hughes looks loosen the attack after the break. In contrast, United look began incentive to attack and control the game as Van Gaal to enter Wayne Rooney to replace Memphis Depay that performed poorly in the first round.
The minutes passed, United continued to try a variety of ways, including through full-back Ashley Young who looks diligently to penetrate from the right wing. Meanwhile, Anthony Martial that often gets the ball even more lost the ball rather than making shots. The Stoke formidable at the back several times a counterattack, but easily broken.
Means new opportunities created in 63 minutes when Rooney sent a horizontal cross into the penalty box. Marouane Fellaini greeted with a kick melee, but Butland uncannily able to rescue a hit. Along a golden opportunity failed maximized, time is running out for the fleet of Van Gaal.
Entering the final five minutes, United had another chance, such as by kicking Martial and Juan Mata, all of which can be pushed carefully by Butland. Up to three minutes injury time through, 2-0 to win The Potters survive.
Teams:Stoke City (4-2-3-1): Butland; Johnson, Wollscheid, Sahwcross, Pieters; Cameron (Adam 75 '), Whelan (Van Ginkel 46'); Afellay, Arnautovic, Shaqiri (Diouf 65 '); Bojan.Reserves: HauGaard, Joselu, Wilson, Walters.Manchester United (4-2-3-1): De Gea; Young, Smalling, Jones, Blind; Carrick, Herrera (Pereira 82 '); Eye, Fellaini, Memphis (Rooney 46 '); Martial.Reserves: Romero, Borthwick-Jackson, McNair, Varela, Schneiderlin.
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