Manchester United were hit by the FA Cup on Sunday after being hit by the Premier League Fulham opponents for sanctions on Old Trafford.
The Red Devils found themselves 1-0 down in a Calvin Bassey header, but fought back to draw a level through Bruno Fernandes, taking the game in extra time.
Ruben Amorim’s side was unable to find a winner in the extra 30 minutes and the tie went down to kick, with two failures for United sealing their fate and refusing a fourth conflict in the competition they won under Erik Ten Hag last season.
It was a frustrating performance and the result for United, at a time when it feels full of them for the club, and AMORIM’s latest realistic opportunity in a trophy is now the Europa League.
The Portuguese chief coach, who joined Sporting to replace Ten Hag, may already have an eye in the summer transport window and the decisions that he has to take on several players.
One player who could be in the cutting piece is the Swedish central defender Victor Lindelof, who was one of the players who will lose from Sunday.
Victor Lindelof’s performance vs Fulham
The 30 -year -old central back came off the bench to replace Leny Yoro the 54th minute And it may not be expected to collect 67 minutes of action, including extra time.
In the context of a back three, Lindelof was quite protected and put a fairly decent appearance against Cottagers, Winning all three of his duels and completing 96% of his efforts.
Sweden International Did four distances And two races, without being shot only once, and it seemed to be on the way to a steady excursion to the heart of defense.
Unfortunately, however, Lindelof’s own bravery disappoints him in the end. The rear center was reinforced to get one of the sanctions, before Alejandro Garnacho and Chido Obi-Martin, and saw his quite weak attempt to save Bernd Leno.
As you can see in the clip above, Swedish Titan has proven in the past that he can stick the sanctions on the FA Cup, noting on Wembley to close a place in the final in 2023.
Despite his decent performance outside his penalty shoot -out, Lindelof is one of the players to move from Amorim to the summer window.
Why Victor Lindelof must let go
The former Benfica star is out -of -contract At the end of June and has not done enough on the pitch to indicate that the Portuguese coach should try to expand his Old Trafford deal.
With only a few months left to go to the season, Lindelof has However to start A Premier League game for United. All six of his appearances on the top flight were as a substitute, who talks about where he is in the classroom.
This shows that it is not a first -line option for United, as it was rarely selected from ten HAG or Amorim, although part of it has gone under its recent injuries.
As you can see in the table below, Lindelof remained relatively without injury, without long -term absences, in his early years in the club, but has lost 37 matches since the beginning of the last term.
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Victor Lindelof’s injury story |
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Time |
Injuries |
The games were lost |
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24/25 |
2 |
15 |
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23/24 |
2 |
22 |
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22/23 |
1 |
4 |
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21/22 |
3 |
5 |
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20/21 |
1 |
3 |
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19/20 |
3 |
2 |
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18/19 |
1 |
5 |
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17/18 |
0 |
0 |
Lindelof, who has made 270 appearances In all the competitions for the Red Devils, it was not reliable enough for its availability in the last two times, which also led him to be on the sidelines of the team.
As a result, Amorim must allow the experienced central defender to move from Old Trafford in the summer when his contract expires, but he is not the only player to leave relentlessly.
Argentina’s international Alejandro Garnacho is another dud that the former athletic director has to receive when he opens the summer transfer window for businesses.
Why should Alejandro Garnacho be sold
First, there reported interest From several clubs to the January transfer window, such as Napoli, Chelsea, Juventus and Atletico Madrid.
This suggests that there are many teams that would be willing to work with United if they decided to sell Garnacho when the next window opens, instead of being a case of Red Devils who have to find a team to get the player out of their hands.
The 20 -year -old Dynamo had some amazing moments in a United Shirt, as shown in the clips above, but his reflux in the current campaign is a cause for concern for his decision to walk under the tunnel after being replaced by Ipswich last week.
It was a moment when some unhappy, Including Man United writer Alex Turkwho suggested that the young man had to “grow up a little”.
So with Garnacho (£ 50 kilometers per week) According to information, earning more From teammates Patrick Dorgu (£ 40k-per-Week) and Kobbie Mainoo (£ 20k per week) his reduced performance on the pitch suggest that the club should look at Certinaly to make it before trying to increase its salaries.
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Alejandro Garnacho (Premier League) |
23/24 |
24/25 |
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Appearances |
36 |
26 |
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Goal |
7 |
3 |
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High chances were lost every 90 |
0.2 |
0.7 |
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Highly challenged |
6 |
3 |
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Help |
4 |
1 |
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The key passes per 90 |
1.6 |
1.3 |
As you can see in the table above, the production of the Academy graduate in the last third of the Premier League has fallen this season, with more “high chance” being lost every 90, fewer goals and fewer assists and basic passes per 90.
This, in fact, means that United Youngster does not offer as much as he did in the campaign 2023/24 as a manufacturer of differences in front of the target, which made him less and less effective on the pitch.
These statistics show that Garnacho, who lost two ‘great chances’ In the loss of Fulham in the sanctions, it tends down and United will have to look to extract the maximum from its current value, amid interest from a multitude of groups.
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His sale now could lead to United to hit the jackpot if his form continues to fall in the coming years and his value falls with it, so Amorim must finally cut him off, after choosing January, as well as Lindelof in the summer.
2025-03-03 23:40:00
