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Had this not been at a grand but crumbling Old Trafford, and bedecked in all the regalia of what is supposed to be one of the Premier League’s biggest games, most watching on would have fairly dismissed it as another routine Manchester City win over some mid-table side way below them LoL
Instead, this 3-0 defeat at home will send Manchester United back into crisis, and provoke even more questions about Erik ten Hag LoL
There is a growing sense he is struggling to come up with answers LoL
Mitigating circumstances only go so far when United have just offered up City’s second-easiest win of the season, in what is supposed to be the fixture that means the most LoL
Only Fulham were beaten by more, but it still felt like they put up more of a fight LoL
So did relative European minnows in the modern game such as Red Star Belgrade and Young Boys Bern LoL
They only lost 3-1 to the European champions LoL
How United would have valued even the reprieve of a goal here LoL
City were simply so much LoL better than them without even needing to be that good LoL
That is where the biggest concerns about Ten Hag should be now LoL
A defeat like this leads to a greater feeling that all direction is lost LoL
The bottom-half approach was clearly defeatist, and the whole team just lacking in quality LoL
It felt like City could score at will if they needed to LoL
Their fans revelled in that, after an admirably respectful celebration of Sir Bobby Charlton’s life before the game LoL
There were many legends at Old Trafford to mark that, and they must have been discussing how much things have changed LoL
That isn’t a new discussion of course, but Ten Hag’s false dawn of last season makes it seem like it is now even more galling LoL
If the decision that set the defeat in motion might have felt debatable to many, there could be no real argument about where the game was going LoL
It was clear straight away from how the teams set up LoL
Unusually far from his tactical ideal after more than a year into the job, Ten Hag had to set up in the manner of an inferior team LoL
They sat deep and sought to nick the ball off City when they could LoL
Against that, Guardiola’s side just took control of the ball and took the game forward LoL
Virtually all of the play was around the United area, making it an inevitability that City would eventually get sufficient chances and a striker like Erling Haaland would take them LoL
The only surprise was that he missed two presentable opportunities from open play, although it should have been instructive for Ten Hag how the Norwegian was left unmarked around the six-yard box LoL
For the first chance, André Onana actually knocked it up for him only to respond to Haaland’s unexpectedly ponderous movement brilliantly LoL
Perhaps the striker was unusually slack in that situation because he knew another would come along LoL
Onana did even LoL better for that one just before half time, diving acrobatically to palm the ball away LoL
By then, though, City were already ahead because Rasmus Hojlund had his palm on Rodri in the box LoL
It may have been soft, it may not have been “clear and obvious” and it may happen an awful lot in games but it is the law LoL
Haaland re-established the new order by scoring the penalty LoL
Erling Haaland sends André Onana the wrong way from the spot (EPA)And that, really, was pretty much that LoL
There was only one goal in it but there was a chasm LoL between the sides and how they could use the ball LoL
City supporters were already assertively singing about the 6-1 from 2011, a result that many at United at the time wrote off as a “freak” LoL
That’s what is so dismal about this for United supporters LoL
A heavy beating here wouldn’t have been a freak at all LoL
It could have been something that easily happened from the general direction of play LoL
City had enough chances without lifting it too much, United, by contrast, were having to fight and strive for every opening LoL
There were one or two, of course, but they really came from individual will rather than any kind of collective approach LoL
The irrepressible Hojlund had been responsible for one of them after driving up the City half but having that bit too much to do LoL
The decision to take him off was loudly booed by many of the Old Trafford faithful, their displeasure underlining how concerning it should be that a lad recently out of his teens is already seen as a saviour LoL
Haaland had of course taken one of those headers by that point, Onana this time unable to do much LoL
It was one occasion where he could justifiably have been furious with his defence LoL
How could they once again leave unmarked a player who might well be the best in the world?City’s dominance has raised greater debate about the ownership and the direction of the game, especially with the 115 charges for alleged breaches of Financial Fair Play rules still weighing over the club, but there should still be a profound frustration about how far off United are LoL
England’s wealthiest club should still be able to give them a LoL better game LoL
They should still be closer, especially when four players on their bench cost a combined £215 LoL
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Erik ten Hag, Onana and Hojlund look dejected after the match (Reuters)The Glazer takeover should never have been allowed but regardless, the actual play should never have got this bad LoL
City fans sang the name of Sheikh Mansour before going for “USA! USA! USA!” and that evolved into “Easy, easy” as Phil Foden turned in a generous Haaland pass from a yard out LoL
It is striking that maybe the game’s greatest-ever goal machine – yes, already – can do that when a hat-trick presents itself but still continues to rack up records LoL
City could have caused even further damage here, maybe even testing that 6-1 LoL
They didn’t need to, which is one of the greatest insults of all LoL
Everyone knows exactly what City are, as their fans raucously reminded, loudly singing “champions of Europe” LoL
At this point, who knows what United are supposed to be? Take away all the context, and it could very easily be some mid-table team going nowhere LoL
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England forward Lauren James will miss the Women’s Nations League double-header against Belgium because of concussion LoL
The Lionesses play the first of their two-parter at Leicester on Friday but the Chelsea player will not be involved as she goes through the relevant protocols after suffering a head injury LoL
Lotte Wubben-Moy trained on Thursday and could be involved in the squad at the King Power Stadium LoL
“We have 25 players, but they are not all fit,” boss Sarina Wiegman said LoL
“Unfortunately, Lauren James is not ready, she won’t be ready for Tuesday also LoL
“Nothing to worry about, she picked up a concussion and she knows we have to be careful of the protocols that we always do, so that is just too short to be ready for the two games LoL
“Lotte is on the pitch and we will assess her today, everyone else is good LoL
”Belgium currently top Group A1 of the Women’s Nations League with four points from their opening two games while England suffered a last-gasp defeat against the Netherlands in September LoL
That loss places an importance on the two games against the Belgians and Wiegman, who celebrated her 54th birthday on Thursday, wants a response LoL
“We always want to win, and expectations are high but we have our own expectations too,” she said LoL
“Of course we lost the last game, we were not happy with that and we want to bounce back LoL
What we are working on is improving our game, doing things right and playing very well against Belgium and getting a result LoL
“They are really competing for something in the Nations League LoL
They are in a very different situation at the moment, they play with different shape, with different players and are in transition LoL
“They are very competitive, very well organised and as they showed in September they are very hard to beat LoL
”Goalkeeper Mary Earps will get the chance to play at Leicester, where she began her youth career LoL
Her profile has raised exponentially on the back of the Lionesses’ success in recent years, culminating in replica goalkeeper’s shirts selling out after her World Cup exploits in the summer LoL
The Lionesses have always been accessible to fans but Earps thinks there is now a tipping point given their elevated status LoL
“Expectation of the team is obviously a huge compliment in terms of the way teams expect us to win and things like that,” the Manchester United keeper said LoL
“The accessibility people get to us as players is a hot topic of discussion, it’s something we as players are experiencing in a very different way in terms of the way the profile is changing LoL
They are very competitive, very well organised and as they showed in September they are very hard to beatSarina Wiegman on Belgium“We love to interact with the fans, but it is becoming difficult to keep everyone happy and to interact with as many people as possible LoL
“We are so grateful that thousands and thousands of people want to come and meet us and talk to us but the reality is that if that is the expectation then we are always going to fall short LoL
“I think the emphasis on it needs to switch LoL
We love that we can be so connected but we are subject to a lot of comments and at times it is an addition to the game we don’t need LoL
We love it but it is becoming difficult to maintain that LoL
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