Manchester United may have got their first win of the Premier League season last weekend, but their performance was a mixed one.
Despite beating Fulham 1-0 at Old Trafford, United's attack was criticised for not being clinical enough in front of goal and this will need to improve ahead of the team's next match.
Erik ten Hag's side travel to Brighton and Hove Albion this weekend and it's the Seagulls who have been dominant in this fixture, winning four of the last five league meetings.
Speaking to Lord Ping, former United midfielder Gordon Strachan was critical towards one aspect of the team's tactics, particularly when it comes to the forwards.
"I look at the way teams like Brighton, Liverpool, City and Arsenal play without the ball, and their forwards are working tirelessly to press and harry the opponent. They’re aggressive. They force the opposition into mistakes. Manchester United don’t do that. We haven’t seen Manchester United’s forward players doing that under Erik ten Hag and that worries me," Strachan said.
"Is it a case of fitness? Is it a case of attitude and desire? I just don’t see the United attacking players being positive in terms of hunting down the opponent and putting them under pressure.
"With the exception of possibly Real Madrid, every single top team hunts down possession and presses with their forwards. PSG used to be like that with three world-class players in Messi, Neymar and Mbappe just trotting about - that is why they never won the Champions League. United’s front three remind me of them, and not in a good way! In a way that says, I’m going to saunter about and not put the work in off the ball.
"When you close down and press as a team, every single player has to commit. I don’t see that whole-hearted effort, and it starts from the front three players."
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