Whether through poor tactical choices that aren’t right, a lack of specific preparation to make players aware of City’s strengths and weaknesses, an inability to properly motivate his team, it doesn’t really matter. They took full advantage, but United’s problems were entirely their own.ĭe Gea aside – and even he wasn’t flawless in the end - Solskjaer’s team never really turned up. City dominated from start to finish and could have been out of sight in the first half, just as Liverpool were, had it not been for several David de Gea saves.ĭisappointingly for United fans, City didn’t have to work particularly hard for their comfortable win. There was no repeat of the 0-5 score-line from Liverpool’s visit last month but 0-2 absolutely flattered United. It was a case of normal service resumed when Manchester City visited Old Trafford, surely now leaving Ole Gunnar Solskjaer with nowhere left to turn.

Manchester United’s Premier League resurgence lasted precisely one week and, on reflection, was more an indictment of Tottenham’s woes than evidence of United’s quality.

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