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I can see why the red card was given, though I don't want to see that given as a red card, as it looks like all six studs on the shin.
Another misfiring performance from United, can anybody head a ball? Rashford looks even less comfortable up front this season than he did last, which is going some. I understand he wants to play Garnacho out wide, but he's not performing there at the moment and it's Rashford's best position, so play him there and get the most out of him. The midfield is still not working and doesn't look like it's going to anytime soon (is Casemiro as unfit as he looks? He doesn't look like he's done a pre-season?) so for now I'd put Mount out on the right, in place of Anthony, and play McTominay alongside Casemiro as we've sold Fred. Amrabat can't come soon enough, if he comes at all. I'd put Rashford on the left and, say it quietly, I might play Sancho up front as a false 9 type forward. I feel slightly dirty for having even suggested a false 9, but that's how desperate we look up front until we can see what Hojlund can do. If he's not back until after the international break in September, he's going to be walking into a world of pain at United unless he scores that first game or two, if we don't sign another striker and turn the form/performances around, which is the last thing you want to do to a young striker who's made such a big step up. Again, it might be a knee jerk reaction, and last season after two games we were in a worse position, but it feels really bad at the moment. Hopefully the new players settle in quickly and we can start stringing some results together to build the confidence to knit them into a team.
A quick word on the Women's World Cup final, it was a pretty good game, especially for a final, but I think the result was the most likely with Spain winning 1-0. I don't know what the bookies were offering but I guess those were the shortest odds unless the money was overwhelming for England. At the elite level it's all about small margins and they just had enough of them go their way to make the difference. It was a tough watch, especially as an England fan, as you knew Spain would have the vast amount of possession and it'll be up to England to hit on the counter and take the chances when they fell to them and it's that second part which just didn't happen today.
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I've watched a bit of womens football over the years (major tournaments and some of the WSL matches) but that was the first time in my life that their appearance made any difference to how I felt about them. Weird, but it did make me laugh at myself and observe a new experience.
