Showing a weak spirit against Arsenal at Old Trafford, Man Utd was lucky to only concede one goal at the ‘theater of dreams’

At Old Trafford, Man Utd lost 0-1 to Arsenal. After this match, former Man Utd star Rooney shared:

Whoever is the coach of Man Utd will be under pressure, especially when losing in this bad way. Like I said, there will be big issues that need to be raised. The players also have to reflect on themselves. If your coach says that there are players with attitude problems, that they are not suitable to play for the Red Devils, that is a serious insult.

If I were a Man Utd player and heard my coach say that, I would never accept and give up. But perhaps some Red Devils players are just focusing on playing until the end of the season. I understand this problem of the club, but as for Ten Hag, it is also his responsibility to motivate his students.

Rooney believes that Man Utd still has many good players but their form is declining. He believes that coach Ten Hag should be strong and take away the positions of those who are losing their performance to stimulate them to fight and find their peak ability.

As for Coach Ten Hag, because he had repeatedly lamented the lack of personnel this season, after last night’s defeat he received a sarcastic question. A reporter asked what the gap between Man Utd and Arsenal would really be if the Red Devils had a full complement of personnel. Man Utd coach angrily replied:

An embarrassing question. We don’t need to answer that question right now. We have a lot of injury problems and it affects the team’s results. But who knows where Man Utd will be?” If we have all the players? Of course, if we have enough people, we will have more points and have a stronger defense.

In the match against Arsenal, Man Utd was indeed missing a lot of personnel. Bruno Fernandes, Marcus Rashford, Harry Maguire, Lisandro Martinez, Mason Mount, Luke Shaw, Raphael Varane, Viktor Lindelof and Tyrell Malacia are among those unable to play. Midfielder Casemiro was even withdrawn to play center back against the Gunners. It was he who made a positional error, allowing Kai Havertz to escape and create a cross for Leandro Trossard to cushion the ball from close range to open the score.

Coach Ten Hag defended the Brazilian star: “He is a midfielder and has to play against his strengths, so he can understand why he makes small mistakes, even though they cause big consequences. For Man players Utd, every match is a final and we need to win and show good performance. All the Red Devils players must understand that.

On the other side of the front line, coach Arteta praised the fighting spirit of his students: “You are not allowed to make mistakes when big clubs deliberately make things difficult for you. What is praiseworthy is that my players have aspired.” We are eager to win, especially in the final match, when the players’ families will also be in attendance.

Premier League 2023/24 has only 1 round left. Man City will have a make-up match with Tottenham at 2:00 p.m. on May 14 before playing the final match against West Ham at 10:00 p.m. on May 19. Talking about the match against Spurs for the throne, Arsenal player Kai Havertz humorously shared: “From now on, I will be a fan of Tottenham. Let’s hope for the best.”

After last night’s victory over Man Utd, Arsenal regained the top position in the rankings, 1 point ahead of Blue Man but played 1 more match. Therefore, the right to decide the championship is still in the hands of coach Pep Guardiola and his team.

But if Man City loses to Spurs, the right to decide the final series belongs to Arsenal. If Blue Man draws with Tottenham, they will be equal on points with Arsenal but have a lower difference. Then in the final match, Arsenal and Man City will compete against each other in both points and difference, creating an extremely interesting competition to watch. In the final match, the Gunners will face Everton.