Manchester United fell back into their failings against Brighton (3-1) on Sunday, and shares their miseries in the Premier League with Tottenham, falling to an unworthy 15th place after a defeat at Everton (3-2).
Conversely, Nottingham Forest extended the magic of an incredible season by dominating bottom-placed Southampton (3-2), enough to consolidate its place on the podium.
The top of the table appears to be a very distant horizon now for Manchester United (13th, 26 pts) and Tottenham (15th, 24 pts). They are much closer to the red zone occupied by Ipswich (18th, 16 pts), the host of Manchester City at the end of the day.
Nothing is going well for the “Spurs” and their coach Ange Postecoglou, beaten for the fifth time in six Premier League matches on Sunday at poorly ranked Everton.
The victory against Liverpool in the semi-final first leg of the League Cup on January 8 was only a deceptive ray of sunshine in the middle of the clouds which increasingly threaten the Australian.
In his defense, he was deprived of around ten players on Sunday (Vicario, Romero, van de Ven, Udogie, Bentancur…) including Dominic Solanke (knee), who was added this week to the injured list .
But its defense sank again against the “Toffees” (16th, 20 pts) not known for their offensive drive: in the league, Everton had finished nine of their eleven previous matches without a goal scored.
-Dominic Calvert-Lewin recovered (13th, 1-0) with his first goal since mid-September, Iliman Ndiaye added to the tally (30th, 2-0) before an own goal from the unfortunate man Archie Gray (45th+7, 3-0).
Dejan Kulusevski (77th, 3-1) and Richarlison (90th+2, 3-2) reduced the gap at the end of the match, in vain.
Manchester United couldn’t even dream of a comeback against a far superior Brighton team.
At Old Trafford, where the memory of former striker Denis Law (1940-2025) was honored, the flaws of the “Red Devils” were on full display, whether in defense or in midfield.
Even goalkeeper André Onana, regular savior of his team, committed an incredible hand error on a harmless cross, and French striker Georgino Rutter took advantage of it to close the score (76th, 3-1).
Since the arrival of Ruben Amorim at the end of November, Manchester United have conceded almost two goals per game, in all competitions.
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