Basel vs Manchester United 2017 (Basel-Man Utd 2017)
Final score and result:- Basel vs Manchester United 1-0 (Michael Lang)
St Jakob Park, Basel- 22 November, 2017- Tuesday
Michael Lang’s late strike keeps Basel’s dreams of progressing alive as they edge Man Utd
Manchester United vs Newcastle 2017 (Man Utd-NUFC 2017)
Final score and result:- Man Utd vs Newcastle 4-1 (Martial, Smalling, Pogba, Lukaku/Gayle)
Old Trafford, Manchester- 18 November, 2017- 17.30 UK KO
Paul Pogba returns, and with him, come Manchester United’s goals as they beat Newcastle 4-1
Are Manchester United missing Paul Pogba? Given their recent results, you’d have to say yes- the Red Devils haven’t quite been firing on all cylinders after he was sidelined through injury. Recent defeats against Huddersfield and Chelsea have seen Jose Mourinho’s side fall eight points behind league leaders Man City after just 11 match weeks- roughly 1/3 of the season.
A graphic released on TV seems to suggest that United aren’t quite the same team without Pogba. Without him, their chances per game and goals per game seem to have reduced by almost half