I've been extremely negative on our direction under Jose, but I enjoyed the second half. Well, up until Leicester's goal anyway. Didn't watch the first half.
The bad:
- We clearly didn't set up to retain possession
- We didn't look a level above Leicester like we ought to
- With Bailly and Lindelof, we should be looking to play out the back more. De Gea's distribution isn't that good and his goal kicks too often give the ball back to the opponent.
The good:
- We moved the ball much faster and looked to attack most of the time we had the ball
- Some sharp quick passing (Shaw surprised me with his control on a few occasions)
- Some nice attacking play even if it didn't quite come off
- Tempo! So refreshing to see some tempo unlike the slow possession games we played against weak opposition last season
- Midfield looked much more creative than last season
Other thoughts:
- Sanchez showed class and sloppiness in equal measure. His second half performance wasn't that bad, he had good ideas but timing was just off. I think he would do better as a striker though, at this stage of his career. Dislike the resentment he gets on this forum.
- I enjoy Jamie Carragher's co-commentary more than Gary Neville's when it comes to United games
- Darmian looked alright, which is always a shock considering how he's talked about on here.
- I'm so glad our goal didn't come directly from a goal kick. Nice to have some build-up.