The So, I suppose you could look at the stats and go 65% possession 17 attempts at

goal that that's not a bad game from United 65% possession, 17 attempts at goal.

That's not a bad game from United,

but the defending was absolutely horrendous,

absolutely no protection in midfield,

and the back fore was a complete mess.

And then United really offered not very much up front.

A very few actual saves for Tim Howard to make.

Very, very poor. Most concerning bit though was the post-match press conference

where Louis Van Hal said that basically basically to

paraphrase his players weren't up for it. Very interesting I haven't seen any of

that so he he you say that's worrying in the sense that he said it or

that that's what was actually happening that's what was happening

uh... Lou van Hall plays everything with a straight back doesn't he so yeah he said

he and gigs noticed in the warm up that things weren't

quite right and they were worried from the warm up onwards so it seemed like

the players just didn't fancy it today which is pretty sad really isn't it?

I mean second place was something that United were chasing. Third place was extremely

viable. The fourth place was you would have thought

locked on but actually United Now I need eight points from the next four games to

guarantee that fourth place and two of those games include a waiter Palace who all be it have been

dreadful recently but I bet you they're up for United's turning up at

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