Man United manager Erik ten Hag has got to find a way to get more out of his goal-shy wingers.
There are three certainties in life: death, taxes and Manchester United winning by a one-goal margin.
Just as he did against Sheffield United at Bramall Lane 72 hours earlier, manager Erik ten Hag tasked Marcus Rashford, Rasmus Hojlund and Antony with leading the attack for what, quite simply, was a must-win encounter. Yet Maguire, who started for the third game running, was the only man to find a way past Kamil Grabara in the Copenhagen goal.
Those statistics tell you everything you need to know about United's below-par attacking output so far this season. Summer signing Hojlund, who was drafted in from Atalanta to increase United's threat inside the final third, has three goals to his name so far, meaning he has been the club's most fruitful attacker this term, though it is far from earth-shattering.
As with most situations in football, there are a handful of caveats to point out, those being Antony's recent spell out of the team, Garnacho and Pellistri mainly being used as impact players from the bench, Sancho's exile and endless injury issues disrupting the team's rhythm and hopes of building any kind of momentum. Though those scenarios have not helped matters, the point still stands.
They remain better suited to playing on the counter-attack, catching teams on the break with their pace and power in transition. But without wingers who are capable of finishing those moves off, it counts for little.
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