Thomas Hein
Jose Mourinho made seven changes to the team after the shock loss at home to West Bromwich Albion. The boss had claimed that this was an opportunity for some players to secure a spot in the starting XI for the crucial FA Cup semi-final against Tottenham at the weekend but the performance wasn’t all that great, to be honest.
Only David de Gea, Chris Smalling, Paul Pogba and Ander Herrera were retained from last week while the likes of Luke Shaw, Matteo Darmian and Marouane Fellaini were given a start.
Smalling opened the scoring in the 28th minute before Romelu Lukaku ensured we got all the three points with a goal in the 70th minute.
The win kept us four points clear of Liverpool, who are in third place and also gives us a bit of a boost ahead of the FA Cup clash against Spurs.
There were numerous reactions on Twitter about the game and the performance. Here are some of the tweets we came across.
Lukaku has scored 27 goals in all competitions this season, more than he has ever managed in a single campaign. #MUFC pic.twitter.com/ca1KlCHHYo
— Statman Dave (@StatmanDave) April 18, 2018
I liked this one,
Smalling has more away goals than Arsenal.#mufc
— Bryan Davies (@MrBryanDavies) April 18, 2018
Mourinho: “Every player on the pitch was positive and put himself available for Saturday.” #mufc [BT]
— United Xtra (@utdxtra) April 18, 2018
Most Premier League goals for Manchester United post Sir Alex era:
2013/14: Wayne Rooney (17 goals)
2014/15: Wayne Rooney (12 goals)
2015/16: Anthony Martial (11 goals)
2016/17: Zlatan Ibrahimović (17 goals)
2017/18: Romelu Lukaku (16 goals)#mufc pic.twitter.com/UdCJkelA1i
— David. (@PeakRooney) April 18, 2018
Paul Pogba na the first Man Utd player to get 10+ assists inside one Premier League season since Ángel Di María do am for 2014/15.
Correct something . 👌
But we need make hin dey do am every time abi wettin una think? #MUFC #MUIP pic.twitter.com/X03MwRF0wy
— Man United In Pidgin (@ManUtdInPidgin) April 18, 2018
Manchester United have scored 65 Premier League goals this season, their most in a league campaign since Sir Alex Ferguson retired at the end of 2012-13 (scored 86 that season) [sky]#MUFC pic.twitter.com/oGvw7T2rae
— Manchester United (@MUFCScoop) April 18, 2018
Goals in their first season at Manchester United
Carlos Tevez: 19
Wayne Rooney: 17
Andy Cole: 12
Dimitar Berbatov: 14
Cristiano Ronaldo: 6⚽️🔥 Romelu Lukaku has 27 with games remaining! #mufc pic.twitter.com/xEB7TbglX4
— United Report (@ManUtdReport_) April 18, 2018
When Phil Jones has played the full 90 minutes, we’ve kept 14 clean sheets in 20 Premier League games. When he hasn’t – 3 in 14.
Coincidence? I think not.
— Sibs (@SibsMUFC) April 18, 2018
David De Gea has kept 21 clean sheets (in 41 apps, all comps) for Man Utd this season, a new career best for a single campaign (17 PL clean sheets, 3 more than any keeper)
THE BEST GOALKEEPER IN THE WORLD!#MUFC pic.twitter.com/XnlRpIt06f
— Man Utd Update (@MufcDevilUpdate) April 18, 2018
Romelu Lukaku has set a new career best for most goals in a single season (27). It surpasses the 26 he scored for Everton last season. #MUFC pic.twitter.com/ybq5LQ6IHp
— Man Utd Update (@MufcDevilUpdate) April 18, 2018
Despite the many changes for United tonight, it was a very good performance. Over 90 minutes it was one of their better performances for a while. Certainly given Mourinho a bit of a selection headache ahead of the FA Cup semifinal #MUFC
— Everything Man Utd (@everything_utd) April 18, 2018
