Manchester United 1-0 Kristiansund
Another win for the lads to make it five out of five for the 2019 pre-season tour. Not as convincing our previous matches, but we dominated throughout and got over the line at the end thanks to a Juan Mata penalty.
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Here are three things we learned from the win over Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s hometown club.
No wonder Paulo Dybala tickles Solskjaer’s fancy
If United are going to play in a 4-2-3-1 formation this season, with Paul Pogba part of a midfield two, they need a better option than Jesse Lingard to play in the hole, and they can do better than a 30-year-old Juan Mata. United will face more teams will Kristiansund, who will sit back and defend for 90 minutes, so they need a bit of extra quality to unlock teams at the back.
Hopefully the Dybala talks end up with him signing the dotted line and holding a United shirt. It will be mouth-watering to see him, Pogba and the likes of Rashford link up together every weekend.
re Dybala. Obs v early in talks, but he’s more Aguero/Lavezzi than a classic number 9. Very sharp. Likes to go direct goal & past defenders. Deadly left foot. Was up to challenge of replacing Tevez at Juve. I spoke to him in Nov and he described MUFC as one of ‘historic clubs’.
— Andy Mitten (@AndyMitten) July 30, 2019
Scott McTominay is giving United fans reasons to be excited
Whatever they’ve been feeding McTominay throughout the summer, it’s worked wonders for the lad. He looks a lot more assertive in midfield and is a constant threat driving up and down the pitch. We are tipping the Scotland international to have a huge season and to take Nemanja Matic’s place in the team, making him Pogba’s partner in crime through the middle.
Phil Jones and overhead kicks – not a match in heaven
Fair play to Jonesy for trying, but he’s not cut out for overhead kicks. He even blocked his own attempt, as seen below.
No shit, I leaned to my dog after that I told her about the overhead kick by Jones. She looked on in disbelief, obviously knowing what I just said…
— StrettyNews.com (@StrettyNews) July 30, 2019
