Key Highlights
- The United academy grad had played just 191 Premier League minutes over the first 15 games of the season with many feeling a switch to a back four with a three man midfield would not only benefit the team, but could get Mainoo into the team more. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementThe release of the team news ended up being anti-climactic with the only change from the Wolves match being Leny Yoro replacing Noussair Mazraou,i who presumably had already left for the African Cup of Nations. However, thanks to a single report, when the match did kick off, everyone’s eyes were locked on where United’s players were standing on the pitch.
- Everyone wanted to see if Ruben Amorim had truly decided to make a change and deploy a back four.
- As this was what everyone was watching for, naturally everyone had different answers. The truth, as always, lay somewhere in the middle.
- When the game started, it certainly looked like United were going to be playing in a 4-3-3 setup.
- But rather than have Kobbie Mainoo or a third midfielder in the team, it was simply Amad tucking inside from his usual wingback role to be a third midfielder with the other defenders shifting over to form a back four. Ultimately United didn’t play like this.
