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Regardless of being down to 10 males for almost all of the sport, Manchester United performed out an entertaining goalless draw towards Southampton on Sunday.
Casemiro was proven a straight crimson after VAR intervention dominated his sort out to be harmful play. It was one more choice that the referee and VAR gave towards the Pink Devils.
Regardless of the drawback, United have been spectacular in assault because the defence stood agency regardless of the end-to-end nature of the competition.
The Butcher exhibits his class
Lisandro Martinez produced quite a lot of touches of pure class as he evaded challenges to progress with the ball whereas at occasions, successfully beating the press with a pointy flip or physique feint.
This may be finest illustrated via statistics because the Argentine efficiently accomplished a 100% of his tried dribbles whereas having 67 touches of the ball.
Lisandro Martinez’s recreation by numbers vs. Southampton:
100% dribbles accomplished 100% aerial duels received 88% move accuracy 67 touches 9 ball recoveries 4/5 floor duels received 4 clearances 2/2 tackles received 2 interceptions
One other clear sheet for The Butcher. 🔪 pic.twitter.com/G37fvKhlO6
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His passing was crisp as traditional as he as a rule discovered a teammate along with his lengthy balls whereas at all times managing to move between the strains in an try to get United again on the entrance foot.
He accomplished the sport with a move accuracy charge of 88% whereas finishing two lengthy balls within the course of.
The World Cup winner was proven an early yellow card by referee Antony Taylor for a physique block and that may have compelled different defenders to ease off.
United defence will have to be robust going ahead
However not Martinez as he saved going laborious into the tackles and made a few glorious overlaying runs to assist his goalkeeper David de Gea.
The Argentina worldwide received 5 out of six duels together with all his aerial ones whereas profitable a 100% of his tackles. Most spectacular was his 9 recoveries all through the sport.
The Butcher additionally made 4 clearances and a few interceptions as he and his fellow defenders — Raphael Varane, Aaron Wan-Bissaka and Luke Shaw confirmed coronary heart to maintain United within the contest regardless of the person drawback.
He and Varane will have to be on prime of their recreation within the coming weeks particularly with no Casemiro to guard the backline as a result of his four-game suspension.
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