Most of the Red Devils’ issues came when trying to consistently build from the back under the pressure of an effective press. This is the same defense that conceded seven to Liverpool, six to Manchester City and four to Brentford. The defensive profile featured plenty of clean sheets but they also got their doors blown off on multiple occasions. David de Gea won the Golden Glove as the goalkeeper with the most clean sheets, but the United defense was just seventh in non-penalty xG allowed per match this season. The shape of Manchester United’s season has been quite unique because they have been one of the more high variance teams in terms of their week-to-week performance. Man United Looking to Complete Positive Season He’s actually graded out as a below-average shot stopper this season. Normally this would be a solid downgrade, but Ederson’s shot stopping form has been poor all season. The City manager said they are “more or less fine,” which is far from a ringing endorsement of their energy levels.Ĭity will not be starting Ederson in goal for Saturday’s final, as Stefan Ortega has been the cup goalkeeper all season. Those two players, plus Ruben Dias and Manuel Akanji, did not travel to London with the team on Sunday to Brentford.
City have played an enormous number of matches this season and as we saw with Liverpool chasing four trophies at the end of last season, the fatigue can really build in for the top, most played squad members. Guardiola said that both Kevin De Bruyne and Jack Grealish returned to training ahead of the final, but it’s notable that they asked for and received a rest ahead of these last two finals. The Peacocks have one of the worst defenses in the league.
City conceded a ton of chances from inside their own six-yard box to Everton and failed to separate from Leeds at home. Even though they won the league, City’s league underlying performances had started to sputter a bit down the stretch run following a prior run of complete domination. Pep Guardiola chose to give some key players some time off from training and rotate his first XI in the matches.Ĭity beat Chelsea 1-0 but were largely outplayed in the match, then City drew Brighton 1-1 and lost at Brentford 1-0 on the final day of the season.
The Cityzens were able to go into cruise control mode for the final three matches of the Premier League season once Arsenal lost to Nottingham Forest on May 20.
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