Jakarta, CNN Indonesia –
Manchester United showed his own weaknesses when he narrowly won 2-1 over Norwich City in the quarterfinals FA Cup at Carrow Road Stadium on Saturday (6/27).
In the match MU coach Ole Gunnar Solskjaer made a major overhaul compared to the starter in the 3-0 win over Sheffield United in the English League, midweek.
In the match against Norwich, the Red Devils changed nine players in the starter, by only playing Harry Maguire and Bruno Fernandes as players who appeared since the early minutes against Sheffield.
The massive overhaul was carried out by Solskjaer as a rotation in order to get enough fitness for the next Premier League match against Brighton and Hove Albion. Because, MU is still determined to reach the top four in the final standings and requires a victory in every game.
Despite major changes, the names carried by Solskjaer are still noted as famous players. Starting from Luke Shaw, Eric Bailly, Fred, Juan Mata, to Odion Ighalo.
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However, the big names have not been able to answer the demands of MU as one of the top English League clubs in the game.
Quoted from Manchester Evening News, changes and big names that actually show the weakness of MU, because the Red Devils do not have a good enough depth of the squad this season.
The reason is, the top players played by Solskjaer since the early minutes are still struggling in serving Norwich City.
MU could only win the match in the extra round after playing six substitutes and one of the Norwich players, Timm Klose, was red-carded before the second half ended.
In fact, Maguire and Bruno Fernandes who incidentally are the main players of MU and are projected to play against Brighton must perform for 120 minutes. These conditions can affect the fitness of both who will return to the starter in Week 32 of the English League.
MU pass to the FA Cup semifinals opened the opportunity for the club based at Old Trafford to win the trophy this season. It’s just that, Solskjaer and his squad need to be more careful and solid in subsequent matches in order to win the trophy while securing a position in the Champions League.
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