Man Utd lost second match in a row

The attack wasted opportunities, and the defense made continuous mistakes, Man Utd was helpless against the phenomenon of the Premier League this season. Ruben Amorim's army was stuck in 13th place after round 15, when the Portuguese coach suffered his first defeat at Old Trafford.

After conceding two corner kicks against Arsenal, Man Utd continued to struggle when dealing with Nottingham's set pieces. In the second minute, centre-back Nikola Milenkovic jumped high to head in a corner kick, opening the scoring for the visitors.

The 1.76m tall center back Lisandro Martinez was tasked with marking his 1.95m tall opponent, so he couldn't press or jump for the ball. The 0.19m difference in height put the home team at a disadvantage, so it's hard to blame Martinez.

However, Man Utd's second goal was an avoidable mistake by the Amorim army. Starting from a dangerous mispass from Bruno Fernandes in the home field, Nottingham counterattacked quickly and striker Morgan Gibbs-White shot from a long shot in the right corner that no one could block. The ball went into the middle of the goal, but goalkeeper Andre Onana dived to the left, missed and conceded.

Onana is leading the race for the Golden Glove this season, and he has been good since the start of the season but has made some basic mistakes. The third goal was a series of defensive errors, when Diogo Dalot made a superficial tackle, Leny Yoro failed to compete for the ball in the air, allowing striker Chris Wood to head it into the far corner. Center-back Martinez thought the ball was out and did not clear, then was surprised when the ball bounced off the inside of the post and into the net.

The Argentine centre-back covered his face in disappointment after his mistake, as Wood's goal gave the visitors a 3-1 lead. Man Utd only pulled one goal back from Bruno Fernandes' long-range shot, not enough to turn the situation around.

The quality of the match was also affected by the storm raging in England, causing the early round 15 match between Everton and Liverpool to be postponed. A few days ago, Amorim also said that "Man Utd are preparing to deal with a storm". Indeed, the storm began to arise when the 39-year-old coach's honeymoon was over.

In the next match, Man Utd meet Viktoria Plzen in the Europa League in the Czech Republic on the evening of December 12, before playing two difficult away matches at Man City in the Premier League and Tottenham in the League Cup.