Manchester United's biggest problem has been five years in the making
manchestereveningnews.co.ukHarry Maguire and Jonny Evans walking off the Emirates Stadium turf dejected, a 1-0 lead becoming a 3-1 defeat to leave their side in mid-table while Arsenal moved to within two points of leaders Manchester City.
Sounds familiar, and it will to the United pair given it also describes a game for Leicester City against the Gunners in 2018.
On that occasion the Foxes were also level at the break before falling to defeat with Maguire and Evans together at the back.
And there is the problem United have. This is a defensive pairing who were playing for a mid-table side five years ago. It's no huge surprise they are not good enough for the Reds in 2023. ALSO READ: Sancho hits back at Erik ten Hag criticism with extraordinary social media post They started together on that October evening and while they only played 14 minutes together at the heart of the backline on Sunday due to Raphael Varane's injury-enforced absence and Lisandro Martinez and Victor Lindelof both picking up knocks during the game, the point stands.
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