Manchester United beats Sheffield United after recovering from a 1-2 deficit. HIGHLIGHTS

MANCHESTER. Manchester United was capable to turn the tables against Sheffield United.

April 25, 2024

MANCHESTER. Manchester United found a way to turn the tables against Sheffield United. Manchester United was surely superior in terms of ball possession (72%) and that was among the factors of its victory.

The match was played at the Old Trafford stadium in Manchester on Wednesday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. In front of 73,549 spectators. The referee was Michael Salisbury who was helped by Edward Smart and Derek Eaton. The 4th official was Paul Tierney. The weather was scattered clouds. The temperature was cold at 10.29 degrees Celsius or 50.52 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 68%.

Match Statistics

Manchester United

4 - 2

Sheffield United

! 72 Ball Possession 28

Shots

25 Total 10
13 On Target 4
7 Off Target 4
6 Shots blocked 3

136 Attack 55
77 Dangerous attack 24
69 Ball safe 62

1 Penalties 0
8 Corners 4
3 Off Sides 2

Fouls

7 Total 9
0 Yellow Cards 1
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

4 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Manchester United had a superior ball possession 72% while Sheffield United was struggling with a 28% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Manchester United was more pushing with 77 dangerous attacks and 25 shots of which 13 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Manchester United won the match.

Manchester United shot 25 times, 13 on target, 7 off target. Regarding the opposition, Sheffield United shot 10 times, 4 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Manchester United didn’t receive any yellow card. On the other side, Sheffield United received 1 yellow card (Mason Holgate).

Match Timeline

35'

Jayden Bogle(goal)

37'

Mason Holgate- Yellow

Harry Maguire(goal)Alejandro Garnacho

42'

46'

Vini Souza- sub ->Andre Brooks

50'

Ben Brereton(goal)Ben Osborn

Amad Diallo- sub ->Antony

55'

Bruno Fernandes(penalty)

61'

62'

James McAtee- sub ->Cameron Archer

Scott McTominay- sub ->Christian Eriksen

64'

78'

Oliver Norwood- sub ->Jayden Bogle

Bruno Fernandes(goal)Kobbie Mainoo

81'

Rasmus Højlund(goal)Bruno Fernandes

85'

87'

Will Osula- sub ->James McAtee

Sofyan Amrabat- sub ->Kobbie Mainoo

90'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

Wolverhampton Wanderers

Fulham

Brighton & Hove Albion

After playing this match, Manchester United has 53 points to sit in the 6th place. Regarding the opposition, Sheffield United will stays with 16 points to sit in the 20th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premier League, Manchester United will host Burnley on the 27th of April with a 11-2 head to head stats in favor of Manchester United (5 draws).

Sheffield United will play away against Newcastle United on the 27th of April with a 7-2 head to head record in favor of Newcastle United (0 draws).

Manchester United – Formation

Manchester United

André Onana 24.Cameroon

6.3

Harry Maguire 5.England

8.4

42'

Casimiro 18.Brazil

7.7

Diogo Dalot 20.Portugal

8.1

Aaron Wan-Bissaka 29.England

7.0

Antony 21.Brazil

7.0

55'

Bruno Fernandes 8.Portugal

10.2

61', 81'

Christian Eriksen 14.Denmark

7.0

64'

Alejandro Garnacho 17.Argentina

7.5

Kobbie Mainoo 37.England

7.3

90'

Rasmus Højlund 11.Denmark

7.5

90'

85'

Substitutes

Altay Bayındır 1.Turkey

Sofyan Amrabat 4.Morocco

6.4

90'

Scott McTominay 39.Scotland

6.8

64'

Amad Diallo 16.Ivory Coast

6.8

55'

Manchester United started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Erik ten Hag decided to play with the following team: André Onana (6.3), Aaron Wan-Bissaka (7.0), Casimiro (7.7), Harry Maguire (8.4), Diogo Dalot (8.1), Kobbie Mainoo (7.3), Christian Eriksen (7.0), Antony (7.0), Bruno Fernandes (10.2), Alejandro Garnacho (7.5) and Rasmus Højlund (7.5).

The home team had on the bench: Amad Diallo (6.8), Altay Bayındır, Sofyan Amrabat (6.4), O. Forson, H. Amass, H. Ogunneye, L. Jackson, E. Wheatley (6.4) and Scott McTominay (6.8).

Substitutions

Manchester United made 3 changes: Christian Eriksen for Scott McTominay (64′), Antony for Amad Diallo (55′) and Kobbie Mainoo for Sofyan Amrabat (90′).

Player of the match: Harry Maguire

The player that probably impressed the most for Manchester United was Harry Maguire.

His rating is 8.4 with 1 goal, 101 passes (91% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 5 duels out of 5.

Sheffield United – Formation

Sheffield United

Wes Foderingham 18.England

8.2

Anel Ahmedhodzic 15.Bosnia and Herzegovina

6.3

Mason Holgate 30.England

6.1

37'

Auston Trusty 5.United States

6.1

Jayden Bogle 20.England

7.7

78'

35'

Ben Osborn 23.England

7.0

O. Arblaster 24.England

7.0

Andre Brooks 35.England

6.7

46'

Gustavo Hamer 8.Netherlands

7.0

Cameron Archer 10.England

6.4

62'

Oli McBurnie 9.Scotland

Ben Brereton 11.Chile

7.1

50'

Substitutes

Ivo Grbic 13.Croatia

Yasser Larouci 27.Algeria

S. Curtis 29.Republic of Ireland

Vini Souza 21.Brazil

6.7

46'

Oliver Norwood 16.Northern Ireland

6.3

78'

Anis Ben Slimane 25.Tunisia

James McAtee 28.England

6.6

62'

O. Hampson 44.England

Will Osula 32.Denmark

6.6

87'

Sheffield United started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

Chris Wilder played with: Oli McBurnie, Wes Foderingham (8.2), Mason Holgate (6.1), Anel Ahmedhodzic (6.3), Auston Trusty (6.1), Jayden Bogle (7.7), Gustavo Hamer (7.0), O. Arblaster (7.0), Andre Brooks (6.7), Ben Osborn (7.0) and Cameron Archer (6.4), Ben Brereton (7.1).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Oliver Norwood (6.3), Anis Ben Slimane, Yasser Larouci , James McAtee (6.6), S. Curtis, Will Osula (6.6), O. Hampson, Ivo Grbic and Vini Souza (6.7).

Sheffield United could not rely on the presence of Will Osula (injured).

Substitutions

Sheffield United made 4 changes: Andre Brooks for Vini Souza (46′), Cameron Archer for James McAtee (62′), Jayden Bogle for Oliver Norwood (78′) and James McAtee for Will Osula (87′).