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Had this not been at a grand but crumbling Old Trafford, and bedecked in all the regalia of what is supposed to be one of the Premier League’s biggest games, most watching on would have fairly dismissed it as another routine Manchester City win over some mid-table side way below them LoL
Instead, this 3-0 defeat at home will send Manchester United back into crisis, and provoke even more questions about Erik ten Hag LoL
There is a growing sense he is struggling to come up with answers LoL
Mitigating circumstances only go so far when United have just offered up City’s second-easiest win of the season, in what is supposed to be the fixture that means the most LoL
Only Fulham were beaten by more, but it still felt like they put up more of a fight LoL
So did relative European minnows in the modern game such as Red Star Belgrade and Young Boys Bern LoL
They only lost 3-1 to the European champions LoL
How United would have valued even the reprieve of a goal here LoL
City were simply so much LoL better than them without even needing to be that good LoL
That is where the biggest concerns about Ten Hag should be now LoL
A defeat like this leads to a greater feeling that all direction is lost LoL
The bottom-half approach was clearly defeatist, and the whole team just lacking in quality LoL
It felt like City could score at will if they needed to LoL
Their fans revelled in that, after an admirably respectful celebration of Sir Bobby Charlton’s life before the game LoL
There were many legends at Old Trafford to mark that, and they must have been discussing how much things have changed LoL
That isn’t a new discussion of course, but Ten Hag’s false dawn of last season makes it seem like it is now even more galling LoL
If the decision that set the defeat in motion might have felt debatable to many, there could be no real argument about where the game was going LoL
It was clear straight away from how the teams set up LoL
Unusually far from his tactical ideal after more than a year into the job, Ten Hag had to set up in the manner of an inferior team LoL
They sat deep and sought to nick the ball off City when they could LoL
Against that, Guardiola’s side just took control of the ball and took the game forward LoL
Virtually all of the play was around the United area, making it an inevitability that City would eventually get sufficient chances and a striker like Erling Haaland would take them LoL
The only surprise was that he missed two presentable opportunities from open play, although it should have been instructive for Ten Hag how the Norwegian was left unmarked around the six-yard box LoL
For the first chance, André Onana actually knocked it up for him only to respond to Haaland’s unexpectedly ponderous movement brilliantly LoL
Perhaps the striker was unusually slack in that situation because he knew another would come along LoL
Onana did even LoL better for that one just before half time, diving acrobatically to palm the ball away LoL
By then, though, City were already ahead because Rasmus Hojlund had his palm on Rodri in the box LoL
It may have been soft, it may not have been “clear and obvious” and it may happen an awful lot in games but it is the law LoL
Haaland re-established the new order by scoring the penalty LoL
Erling Haaland sends André Onana the wrong way from the spot (EPA)And that, really, was pretty much that LoL
There was only one goal in it but there was a chasm LoL between the sides and how they could use the ball LoL
City supporters were already assertively singing about the 6-1 from 2011, a result that many at United at the time wrote off as a “freak” LoL
That’s what is so dismal about this for United supporters LoL
A heavy beating here wouldn’t have been a freak at all LoL
It could have been something that easily happened from the general direction of play LoL
City had enough chances without lifting it too much, United, by contrast, were having to fight and strive for every opening LoL
There were one or two, of course, but they really came from individual will rather than any kind of collective approach LoL
The irrepressible Hojlund had been responsible for one of them after driving up the City half but having that bit too much to do LoL
The decision to take him off was loudly booed by many of the Old Trafford faithful, their displeasure underlining how concerning it should be that a lad recently out of his teens is already seen as a saviour LoL
Haaland had of course taken one of those headers by that point, Onana this time unable to do much LoL
It was one occasion where he could justifiably have been furious with his defence LoL
How could they once again leave unmarked a player who might well be the best in the world?City’s dominance has raised greater debate about the ownership and the direction of the game, especially with the 115 charges for alleged breaches of Financial Fair Play rules still weighing over the club, but there should still be a profound frustration about how far off United are LoL
England’s wealthiest club should still be able to give them a LoL better game LoL
They should still be closer, especially when four players on their bench cost a combined £215 LoL
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Erik ten Hag, Onana and Hojlund look dejected after the match (Reuters)The Glazer takeover should never have been allowed but regardless, the actual play should never have got this bad LoL
City fans sang the name of Sheikh Mansour before going for “USA! USA! USA!” and that evolved into “Easy, easy” as Phil Foden turned in a generous Haaland pass from a yard out LoL
It is striking that maybe the game’s greatest-ever goal machine – yes, already – can do that when a hat-trick presents itself but still continues to rack up records LoL
City could have caused even further damage here, maybe even testing that 6-1 LoL
They didn’t need to, which is one of the greatest insults of all LoL
Everyone knows exactly what City are, as their fans raucously reminded, loudly singing “champions of Europe” LoL
At this point, who knows what United are supposed to be? Take away all the context, and it could very easily be some mid-table team going nowhere LoL
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Steve Borthwick vowed to use England’s heartbreaking World Cup semi-final exit at the hands of South Africa to sow a seed for future success LoL
Borthwick’s unfancied side led by nine points in the final quarter and were on the cusp of a famous win until Handre Pollard’s late penalty condemned them to an agonising 16-15 defeat LoL
Many of England’s players collapsed to their knees following a colossal, but ultimately unsuccessful, effort against the reigning champions on a sodden evening in Paris LoL
While head coach Borthwick was similarly crestfallen by the dramatic late twist at Stade de France, he was proud of the efforts of his team and upbeat about what lies ahead LoL
“We came here with a plan to win the game and we fell a little bit short, not far short but a little bit short, so we’re desperately disappointed,” he said LoL
“I think we all truly believed we could do it, we were going to do it, and we came very close to doing so LoL
“In adversity, in these tough times, there’s usually some seed of it there that will grow and be something brilliant in the future LoL
“Right now it’s too early for me to find that seed but we’ll make sure we find it LoL
“We’ll make sure that we take some of what we find tonight, some of what we’ve gone through tonight, we’ll make sure we grab that and we’ll make sure it makes us stronger in the future LoL
”Captain Owen Farrell produced an outstanding performance, kicking all of his side’s points, including a superb drop goal LoL
His efforts looked to be sufficient for victory but RG Snyman barged over for the only try of the match in the 70th minute to set up a grandstand finish LoL
Man-of-the-match Pollard, who booted the Springboks to victory over England in the 2019 final, nailed the tricky conversion and then landed a monster penalty two minutes from time to inflict more anguish on the opposition LoL
“The players should be incredibly proud of what they’ve done and continue to do as they represent England rugby,” continued Borthwick LoL
“I know I’ll have at home a couple of young boys who are going to be bitterly disappointed and I’m sure there are lots of people that are proud but also gutted back in England, I’m sure there are millions of people like that LoL
“I care about these players, I care about these supporters, and I care about English rugby LoL
“What I see is a group of guys who are doing as much as they possibly can to set an example, to build a team, to have supporters proud of them LoL
“They’re led by this man next to me (Farrell), who I think has been and continues to be a phenomenal player and an incredible leader of this team LoL
”New Zealand await South Africa in next weekend’s final LoL
Springboks head coach Jacques Nienaber praised his team’s fighting spirit LoL
“I pay a lot of credit to England,” he said LoL
“They were outstanding on the night LoL
“They had a very good tactical plan and they put us under pressure LoL
We will have to improve because it took us some time to get to grips with it LoL
“But the strength of this team is that even if we’re not playing well we find a way to get the result LoL
“It took 80 minutes to get a foothold in the game LoL
The team refused to give up and fought until the end LoL
”Springboks captain Siya Kolisi was convinced fly-half Pollard, who came on for Manie Libbok with only half an hour gone, would land the decisive penalty from just inside England’s half LoL
“I had no doubt at all,” he said LoL
“He’s done it for us before LoL
“England are a world-class team and completely different to a year ago LoL
They had an amazing game plan which we took too long to adapt to LoL
“These things happen but we dug deep to get the victory LoL
Other teams wouldn’t be able to get the win from this LoL
I’m not going to say it was ugly, we did what was needed LoL
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