Reporter Han Bing reported that conceding four goals in a single game was United's worst defensive performance in the Champions League in 29 years, having last been hit by Barca against Cruyff in October 1994. Although Hoylund's first goal from Manchester United and Casemiro's goal made the result slightly decent, the progress of the game far disappointed United fans more than 3-4. Ten Hach lamented after the game that he should have scored a point for scoring three goals against Bayern, but the disparity between the two sides on the pitch is probably much more than one goal.
From the score point of view, this "defeat" against Bayern may be Manchester United's best performance in the past three consecutive defeats, so much so that the Manchester United manager still defended after the game that "the last three games we have faced are excellent teams". But the glaring 6-4 defeat opening game clearly did not convince Reds fans of the Dutchman's rhetoric - remember, their only two victories were only one-goal victories over Wolves and Nottingham Forest.
The last Manchester United manager to suffer a six-game 4 defeat in the opening game was Atkinson in 1986/87, and neither his successor Alex Ferguson nor even the questioned Manchester United manager who retired after his success was not humiliated. Manchester United's defensive performance has been a disaster, and the team's willpower away from home has been disappointing. The Red Devils have lost 18 of their last 35 away games and are just behind West Ham United in the Premier League. Scholes hit the nail on the head: "Manchester United's defence is so fragile that it will collapse almost as soon as it is breached. ”
Goalkeeper Onana's low-level mistakes in the first half partially deflected the critical firepower of the nightmare performance of the entire defensive line. After the game, the Cameroonian said bluntly, "After my mistake we lost control of the game and I let the team down. Onana, who played one of the worst games of his career, was partially forgiven for taking the initiative to be interviewed and taking responsibility.
But even Onana, whose goal-line skills were criticized, made a number of key saves in the second half, and the embarrassment of conceding four goals was by no means his fault. Bayern can easily break through the Red Devils defence almost every time they attack threateningly.
Scholes believes that the current Manchester United have no willpower of their own era, and cannot turn the tide from adversity, but only constantly collapse. Scholes admitted that United appeared to have scored three goals without a big defeat, but there was a clear gap in the quality of the two teams, especially in the second half, when Bayern had the ability to score at least three more goals, and the Red Devils were just lucky.
English football legend Pierce even bluntly said that Rashford's recovery is like "carrying a refrigerator", which is useless and full of irony. He believes that many players are to blame for United's failure, except for Marcus Rashford, and even Casemiro, who scored twice in attack, is responsible for the collapse of the defensive line: "It's shocking that too many players have lost their souls. Manchester United's pace is too slow and they have to be glad that Bayern did not show more calm and efficiency, otherwise we will wait for even greater disaster. ”
Pierce believes that United's final two goals back are just false hopes: "United have almost given up resistance in the last 15 minutes, despite the goal by then. In fact, less than five minutes after Hoilund's first goal and Casemiro's first goal, Bayern quickly extended the score to two goals again, and Bundesliga Ban Ban Ban Ban showed amazing control against Manchester United.
In the first six games, Manchester United have conceded as many as 14 goals, the most among Premier League teams! The last three consecutive defeats have been as many as 10, losing to Arsenal, Brighton and Bayern, and conceding more than three goals in three consecutive games, the first time since December 1978. Rangnick, who was previously abandoned by Manchester United, also appeared in the stands at the Allianz Stadium, and although the German did not say a word after the game, it did not affect Manchester United fans to compare him and Ten Hach on social media after the game.
Scholes lamented that the United side had not yet reached the level of the Champions League, while Rio Ferdinand believed the key was the loss of willpower, not individual incompetence. Both legends are optimistic about Danish centre-forward Hoylund, who scored his first goal for United, as a hope-changer for Manchester United's fortunes this season. Luckily, United have no strong rivals in their five games leading up to the October international break, and Ten Hach may have breathing and adjusting his squad.
There is no doubt that after three consecutive defeats, Ten Hach will give a harsh "bang" in the dressing room. As Neville predicted before the game: certain problem players could lose their main place, but what could that change? United's wave of injuries continues, with Ten Hach almost no one to replace. The crisis between Sancho and Anthony has not yet been resolved, and the former has even been discovered by fans of good things: during Manchester United's Champions League matches, EA Sports live football games were being played online!
How can Manchester United like this be saved? Who knows if Burnley, Crystal Palace, Galatasaray and Brentford will be the next "great team" for Ten Hach?