“Big worry…” – Paul Scholes has one big fear ahead of Liverpool’s game against Man United
Paul Scholes has revealed one of the “big concerns” he has for Manchester United ahead of their game against Liverpool at Anfield on Sunday. With the Reds sitting proudly at the top of the Premier League table, Erik ten Hag’s side suffered two home defeats in the past five days and crashed out of Europe entirely on Tuesday night after losing to Bayern Munich to end a difficult Champions League group stage. . . campaign The former Old Trafford midfielder worked into the game for TNT Sports and ahead of this weekend’s Merseyside clash, he expressed his fears about the bite of the Red Devils’ attack. Scholes said (via the Liverpool Echo): “The big concern for me is centre-forward. We can’t create chances. “[Rasmus Hojlund scored five goals in the Champions League but he didn’t score a league goal. He didn’t have a chance tonight, I don’t think he had a chance on Saturday. That’s a big concern, where the goals. come. “You expect creativity from your wide players, Antony and [Alejandro] Garnacho, but they are quite selfish players. They are players who look up and think about scoring their goals. They haven’t had [Marcus] Rashford since last year, who was flying last year and hasn’t been his type this year. Liverpool fans will certainly be hoping that United’s run of form – at least in the Premier League – continues at Anfield on Sunday. According to FBref, the Red Devils have taken the fifth most shots in the top flight this season (240) but have the third worst shooting percentage (28.8%), while only Sheffield United are worse. a record (0.07). While Ten Hag’s side have averaged two goals per game in the Champions League, they have scored just 18 goals in 16 Premier League matches and Fulham have conceded just two goals in their last four games less than the Manchester side have managed all campaign so far. Liverpool also boast the best defensive record in England’s top flight, having conceded just 15 times (the same as United conceded in their disastrous six-game Europa League run). Furthermore, the Red Devils’ last eight visits to Anfield in all competitions have seen just one goal (a 3-1 defeat by Jesse Lingard in December 2018). There are plenty of suggestions that if the Reds are solid at the back and don’t give their arch-rivals an early Christmas present, and if Mo Salah and his fellow strikers are at their most lethal, they can 100% keep home. spare this season and add to the misery of Ten Hag and others.