Paul Scholes has expressed one ‘big worry’ he has about Manchester United ahead of their clash against Liverpool at Anfield on Sunday. While the Reds sit proudly at the top of the Premier League table, Erik ten Hag’s side have suffered two home defeats in the last five days and crashed out of Europe altogether on Tuesday night after losing to Bayern Munich, rounding off a torrid Champions League group campaign.
The former Old Trafford midfielder was on TNT Sports for the game and expressed his fears that the Red Devils’ attack will not be toothless ahead of this weekend’s clash with Merseyside. Scholes “For me it has to be a centre-forward. We cannot create opportunities.“[Rasmus Hojlund] has scored five goals in the Champions League but none in the league. We didn’t have a chance tonight and I don’t think we had a chance on Saturday either. Where the goals come from is of great interest. “You expect creativity from the wide players, Anthony and Garnacho, but they are selfish players. They are players who look and think to score their goals. “They don’t have the [Marcus] Rashford that they had last year, who played last year and hasn’t had that form this year.
According to FBref, the Red Devils rank fifth in effective shots on target (240) this season, but have the third-lowest effective shooting percentage (28.8%). Only Sheffield United have a lower goals-per-shot ratio. 0.07). Despite averaging two goals per game in the Champions League, ten Hag’s side have scored 18 goals in 16 Premier League games, with Fulham scoring two more goals in their last four games than Manchester City have scored all season so far now. Liverpool can also take heart from the fact that they have the best defensive record in the English top flight, having conceded just 15 times (equivalent to United’s disastrous six-match performance in Europe).
Furthermore, the Red Devils have scored once in their last eight trips to Anfield in all competitions (3-1 defeat under Jesse Lingard in December 2018). There are many suggestions that if United can strengthen their defence, avoid giving their high-profile rivals an early Christmas present and Mo Salah and co are at their best, they could hold their own. 100% As I’ve been writing this season, the misery of Ten Hag and company has only gotten worse.
