Beyond lacking an inspiring strategy, Manchester United felt the pang of having top stars injured on Saturday when they played West Ham in the EPL.
They woefully lost 2-0 thus compounding the anxiety that has been their lot this season.
While Paul Pogba, Anthony Martial and Luke Shaw were downed by injury, their main hope upfront during the match, Marcus Rashford, could also not complete the game due to injury.
This happened on a week=end that their traditional rivals Manchester City and Liverpool triumphed, with City whipping Watford 8-0 while Liverpool beat Chelsea 2-1.
The result against West Ham really hit many o Man U’s fans, with some calling for the head of the coach.
Ironically, many were calling for his appointment after the initial trial management of Man U.
According to Reuters/NAN, it was a bad day for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side, as they ended the game without an established striker after Marcus Rashford came off injured.
Ukrainian forward Andriy Yarmolenko put West Ham ahead at the end of a drab first half with a confident first-time finish into the bottom corner.
Aaron Cresswell sealed victory with an outstanding free-kick in the 84th minute.
They thus looked sluggish throughout the game and lacked spark and creativity.
Manchester United created no chances of note before the interval but Juan Mata missed a glorious opportunity early in the second half.
This was when he missed the target from close range, while Harry Maguire was later thwarted by West Ham goalkeeper Lukasz Fabianksi.
Their slim hopes of getting back into the game were rocked when Rashford came off with a suspected muscle injury.
This left winger Daniel James to operate as a lone striker for the final half an hour.
West Ham now have 11 points after six games, the same as third-placed Leicester City, while Manchester United are eighth on eight points.
