DBasia.news – Manchester United has been dubbed the king of comeback since Sir Alex Ferguson was still in charge. After the match against West Ham United in the Premier League, the Red Devils still deserved this status.
Manchester United made a comeback when they visited West Ham’s headquarters at London Stadium, Sunday (6/12) am. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s team closed the match with a 3-1 win despite being one goal behind.
West Ham was able to break through Dean Henderson’s Manchester United goal in the 38th minute. The host’s advantage lasted until halftime.
However, Manchester United appeared different in the second half. Bruno Fernandes and Marcus Rashford, who came on as substitutes, became actors in the revival of the guest team.
Manchester United were able to equalize in the 65th minute through Paul Pogba’s long-range shot. The goal was a creation from Fernandes.
Mason Greenwood put Manchester United in front three minutes later. Marcus Rashford then scored the winner in the 78th minute.
This comeback is Manchester United’s fifth in the 2020-2021 Premier League. Amazingly, all of that was done in the opponent’s turf.
Before West Ham, Manchester United made a comeback at Brighton, Newcastle United, Everton and Southampton. This shows that Bruno Fernandes and his teammates have an unyielding mentality.
“Despite being away from home, we have character and confidence. Five times coming from behind and winning is incredible,” Solskjaer told the BBC.
According to Opta, Manchester United has now become the team with the most points from lagging situations in Premier League history. They were able to win 385 points through a comeback and were two points ahead of Tottenham Hotspur in second place.
This classy record is certainly a warning to Manchester United’s opponents. They must not feel safe even though they have won first.
Even so, Marcus Rashford didn’t really like Manchester United’s slick record in making a comeback. The attacker thinks his defense must work better to avoid being conceded.
“We have to stop doing that (concede first)! If we keep more clean sheets, we will definitely win more games,” said Rashford.
“It’s good that we show enthusiasm when we concede goals but ideally we don’t want to concede.”