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Compilation of goals conceded shows Man United's clear weakness

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Updated 13:43 31 Dec 2023 GMTPublished 13:41 31 Dec 2023 GMT

Compilation of goals conceded shows Man United's clear weakness

Manchester United have conceded virtually the same goal on so many occasions this season.

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A viral compilation shows that Manchester United have conceded virtually the same goal on so many occasions this season.

United suffered a 14th loss of the campaign against Nottingham Forest on Saturday night and are now experiencing the club's worst start to the season since 1930/31.

A 3-2 comeback win over Aston Villa on Boxing Day showed promise but it was the same old problems for Erik ten Hag's side yet again at the City Ground.

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Nicolas Dominguez and Morgan Gibbs-White both scored in a 2-1 win for Forest and the goals were eerily similar.

They came from cut-backs from the right side, with Gonzalo Montiel and Anthony Elanga the providers.

Yet this type of goal has been a regular one to concede for United and a video shows just how often it has occured.

Arsenal, Brighton, Bayern Munich, Galatasaray, Copenhagen, Bournemouth and now Forest have all take advantage of the huge amount of space made available by United.

Time and time again United did not track the runners and were ultimately punished.

All of the clips in question saw United lose the game and you suspect that opposition sides look at the situation as one they can exploit when they do their pre-match briefing.

Image: Getty
Image: Getty

Against Forest, Ten Hag made the decision to substitute youngster Kobbie Mainoo at half-time in place of Scott McTominay.

The call was a tactical one, though many felt as though Mainoo would have been well positioned to deal with the scenarios.

Yet Ten Hag defended the move to bring on McTominay, who has been playing further forward this season.

Image: Getty
Image: Getty

In his press conference, he said: "Scott [McTominay] brought energy, I think the second half was much better on our side.

"The first goal, when you analyse it well, has nothing to do with the midfield.

"The second goal came from poor communication."

United are back in action on 8 January when they take on Wigan Athletic in the FA Cup third round, before they host Spurs in the league just under a week later.

Featured Image Credit: Sky Sports & TNT Sports

Topics: Manchester United, Erik Ten Hag, Premier League

Josh Lawless
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Josh is a sports journalist who specialises in football and WWE. He has been published by Curzon Ashton FC, Late Tackle, Manchester City FC, The Mirror, Read Man City and Manchester Evening News. He provides coverage of professional wrestling and has covered two WrestleMania events for SPORTbible.

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