Man United picked up a 3-1 win vs Brighton in the Premier League and this was without a doubt one of the better performances from the Red Devils this season.
The win takes Ole’s men 7th on the league table with 17 points – one point behind the likes of Arsenal and Sheffield United.
While United did dominate most of the match, but there was a period when Brighton did take control of the match and managed to score a goal.
Thankfully though, Man United were able to immediately come up with a response and close out the chances of any comebacks from the away side but according to Paul McGrath, the fact that no one really fears the Old Trafford outfit anymore has been their biggest undoing in recent times.
McGrath wrote: “It took a while to come to me – but I’ve finally figured out what is wrong with Manchester United right now. Nobody is afraid of playing them anymore!
“There was a time when a team facing the Red Devils would go out to do their best, but if they shipped a 2-0 loss, well, it wouldn’t be too bad and who are we playing next week? Can we get three points then?
“Who fears facing Manchester United now? Bournemouth certainly didn’t last weekend when, after a slow start, they looked like the better team throughout the match.
“Bournemouth, I mean Bournemouth, with all due respect to them, they should not be troubling Manchester United, the biggest football club in the world.
“Manchester United are, this morning, 18 points off the pace in the Premier League.
“We’re not yet a third of the way through the season, so there is a chance that United if they carry on like this, will finish the season 50 points or more behind Manchester City or Liverpool.
“Now that won’t happen. But will United be 35 points, or more, behind the Sky Blues or the Scousers next May?
“You’ve got to say there’s every chance of that coming to pass, that’s how bad things are at Old Trafford right now.
“Of course Alex Ferguson was a wonderful one-off.”
Man United have already suffered 4 losses in the Premier League this season and most of them have come against mediocre clubs.
But all said and done, Ole has had to deal with injuries to some of his key players and despite that, the young brigade have done a pretty solid job at maintaining the push for the top-four spot.
