From all lines, it is certain that Manchester United's defense works better than all lines. I applaud the new duo that Ten Hag has introduced for making their defense work well. But now their midfield is starting to show a good balance between defending and attacking, that's what they did. Christian Eriksen can play well, especially on the counter-attack, he has good vision when passing the ball.
If Manchester United has players who are able to defend the defense then this is very much considered because their strength is at stake, but it looks like Manchester United in the future have opponents who are not too heavy and they should be able to beat the enemy easily and have to take advantage of this easy opponent. to score a lot of goals.
Opponents who are not too heavy of course do not mean they have to lower their defensive tension. Besides taking advantage of the situation, I think Erik Ten Hag started building the Red Devils squad with all his heart. He's very disciplined and if he can put in top form over the next few games we'll be delighted to see how much Man United has improved under Erik Ten Hag's hands this season.
The players who used to play under form, in the hands of Erik Ten Hag they started to find their game again. That is a pretty good development made by Manchester United players. In addition, several purchases made by Manchester United have also had a positive impact so far, Martinez, Eriksen and Antony so far can be said to be quite good. Of course this is not enough to bring Manchester United even better, I hope Erik Ten Hag is given a long chance to build Manchester United back to its former glory, because such a process will take a long time for a coach. Manchester United should be able to give it time and not try to change coaches in a short time.
This week is an opportunity for Manchester City to take the lead from Arsenal. Because they are going to have a really comfortable home game against Fulham. I know that Fulham are not one of the teams to be underestimated normally. But as for Manchester City, Fulham are a much weaker team anyway.
Maybe Fulham might have a bigger chance if they played home. But I don't expect them to get any point in Etihad. Haaland is expected to return tomorrow finally. But I don't know if he would be fit enough to be in the starting eleven. Even if he doesn't play or enter late in the game, they should still be the winner here.
One that can be exploited from Fulham is their defense sector, and Manchester City have an advantage in the attacking sector. The situation is very favorable for Manchester City, because the location of its strengths is in its current opponent's weakness.
Erling Haaland has been a frightening specter for the opposing defence, and now Manchester City often struggle when Erling Haaland cannot be used. There is no definite word yet regarding Haaland whether he will be able to play or not, but given the current situation it is likely that he will be able to play.