5 highlights of Stoke 2-2 Man Utd: Attack works, defense breaks

If there weren't for the defensive mistakes, Man Utd might have come back with 3 points.

1. Defensive disaster

Stoke City were the first team to score against Man Utd this season, not once but twice. In the first goal, Diouf had too much space to make a cross for Choupo-Moting inside. The striker eliminated Eric Bailly and fired past De Gea.

In the second goal, it was Bailly's partner Phil Jones's turn to make a mistake. The English centre-back failed to keep up with Choupo-Moting and allowed him to comfortably head the ball home to equalise for Stoke. After the praise, perhaps manager Jose Mourinho needs to recalculate to overcome the weakness exposed today.

2. Mark Hughes turns Diouf into “Victor Moses 2.0”

Victor Moses seemed to be a redundant player for Chelsea, until Antonio Conte appeared and put him in the “wing-back” position in his 3-4-3 formation. At that time, Moses really transformed and became one of the best wingers in the Premier League.

Mark Hughes is doing the same with Diouf in the three-man defence he has used at Stoke. Diouf has the same pace, stamina and technique as Moses and he is doing a great job in this position. The Senegalese player assisted Choupo-Moting's opening goal.

3. Paul Pogba's bright spot

Man Utd's equalizer in the first half's injury time was largely due to Pogba if the ball had not accidentally hit Rashford's head and gone into the net. The French midfielder continued to show impressive form, which he has shown since the beginning of the season. The appearance of Matic and Ander Herrera helped Pogba to have more free time and freely show off his skills as a top attacking midfielder.

4. Stoke failed to maintain concentration

Choupo-Moting unexpectedly opened the scoring for Stoke, but the home team let their opponents equalize quickly after that. In the second goal, Joe Allen lost the ball, allowing Man Utd to counter-attack and punish the mistake with a goal from Lukaku.

In all fairness, Stoke had a good game, but moments of carelessness cost them. If they want to complete their relegation goal, the Bet365 team will need to maintain their concentration throughout the match. In terms of strength, Stoke have a fairly balanced squad and quality in all three lines. They can even go further than their relegation goal.

5. Choupo-Moting is a bargain

Few people know that Stoke owns Choupo-Moting from Schalke on a free contract. Last season, he only scored 3 goals for the German team. With today's performance, Choupo-Moting showed that he is ready for the spearhead role, taking on the task of scoring goals for Stoke City in the Premier League.

According to Bongda.com.vn