How has Man Utd improved since Solskjaer replaced Mourinho?
Ball possession, passing accuracy and chances created by the Old Trafford team have all increased in the last three matches.
Less than three weeks after Jose Mourinho was sacked, according toSports Mail(England), Ole Gunnar Solskjaer seems to have helped Man Utd regain their confidence. He and the Old Trafford team won all three matches, scoring 12 goals and conceding only 3.
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Man Utd changed its face after Solskjaer was appointed. Photo:Offside. |
When he was appointed, Solskjaer said he would bring attacking football back to Man Utd, and it seems that he was not just talking. In the last three games, against Cardiff, Huddersfield and Bournemouth, Man Utdaverage four goals per gamecompared to 1.7 goals under Mourinho.
The transformation in Man Utd's attacking ability is also clearly shown through the numbers. They haveaverage 14.7 shots per game, and 9 of them were on target. Under Mourinho, that number was 12.7 with 6 on target per game.
With Mourinho, Man Utd could not control the match against weaker opponents. But under Solskjaer, the "Red Devils" achieved67.6% ball possession per game, this figure is 14.4% higher than under Mourinho. However, these figures also come from the fact that Man Utd have faced weaker opponents in the last three matches.
Man Utd's average number of passes per game increased from 496.2 to 652.7, while their passing accuracy increased from 81.9% to 86.9%.
Defensively, Man Utd have also improved significantly. They have conceded just one goal per game compared to 1.7 under Mourinho. But Man Utd have failed to keep a clean sheet in Solskjaer's three games in charge.David De Gea also had less work to do, facing an average of just 8.7 shots per game.compared to 13.9 previously.
One of the players who benefited the most whenSolskjaer appointed Paul Pogba. The midfielder's pass accuracy increased from 82% to 86%.Pogba makes nearly 30 more passes per game than beforeHis interceptions also increased to 1.33 from 0.4 under Mourinho.
