Mourinho may not have got the central defender he wanted with one of the players United bid for, Harry Maguire, lining up for Leicester and they were again indebted to David De Gea.
United parked the bus a little late for Mourinho’s liking – with the team coach arriving just an hour before kick-off after being stuck in the tea-time traffic. He will have cursed that one as another sign of preparations for this campaign going awry or conspiring against him but that fog of confusion could be lifted by events on the pitch once a ball was kicked.
Fortunately for United they were given that chance as they were gifted the lead. After just 77 seconds Alexis Sanchez drove in a shot that was blocked by Wes Morgan with the ball ricocheting up. Foolishly Daniel Amartey stuck out an arm to control it – he desperately claimed it came off his chest – but despite his lame protestations the handball was correctly given by referee Andre Marriner and United had their gift.
Pogba took the penalty and took one of the most bizarre run-ups – rather a slow tip-toe up – before side-footing the ball high into the corner of the net and above the dive of Kasper Schmeichel. It was the third successive season that Leicester had conceded the first Premier League goal; having also opened the last campaign on a Friday evening, away to Arsenal.
It was not a good start by either right-back, though. Although there was a sense of United dominating Leicester worked their way back into game and did so by remorsely targeting Matteo Darmian. Up against the pace of Demarai Gray and with Ben Chilwell charging forward from left-back – with England manager Gareth Southgate among the crowd - the Italian struggled. Badly. He was easily turned by Gray, out-stripped by Chilwell and United were indebted to two clearing headers from Pogba and Kelechi Iheanacho screwing the ball across goal although he was then flagged offside. It was a tight decision.
MANCHESTER, KOMPAS.com — Kompetisi Premier League, kasta teratas Liga Inggris , musim 2018-2019 akan memulai perjalanannya pada Jumat (10/8/2018) atau Sabtu dini hari WIB.
Manchester United melawan Leicester City didaulat menjadi partai pembuka pekan pertama ini. Man United akan bertindak sebagai tuan rumah di Stadion Old Trafford.
Menjelang laga ini, Man United mengalami persiapan yang kurang baik. Pelatih Man United Jose Mourinho dikabarkan masih berang terhadap manajemen karena gagal menambah amunisi pemain hingga penutupan bursa transfer, Kamis (9/8/2018) waktu setempat.
Selain itu, tim berjuluk Setan Merah ini akan tampil dengan kekuatan pincang. Terdapat enam pemain yang dipastikan absen karena cedera. Mereka adalah Sergio Romero, Antonio Valencia, Marcos Rojo, Diogo Dalot, Ander Herrera, dan Nemanja Matic.
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Di sisi lain, Leicester City diperkirakan juga turun tanpa kekuatan penuh. Dua pilar, yakni, Harry Maguire dan Jamie Vardy, masih diragukan tampil karena masih belum cukup fit karena telah bergabung seusai Piala Dunia 2018.
Berdasarkan catatan statistik, Man United lebih diunggulkan kali ini. Man United berhasil menorehkan tujuh kemenangan dari delapan laga terakhir di Liga Inggris kala menjamu Leicester City. (Sri Mulyati)
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J adwal Manchester United versus Leicester City: Sabtu (11/8/2018), pukul 02.00 WIB, disiarkan langsung oleh RCTI dan beIN Sports 1
Berikut adalah jadwal lengkap pekan pertama Liga Inggris:
Manchester United United vs Leicester City, live RCTI & beIN Sports 1 pukul 02:00 WIB
Newcastle United vs Tottenham Hotspur, pukul 18:30 WIB
Watford vs Brighton & Hove Albion, pukul 21:00 WIB
Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Everton, pukul 23:00 WIB
Arsenal vs Manchester City, live RCTI & beIN Sports 1 pukul 23:00 WIB
It was the perfect start to the new Premier League for Manchester United as they secured a 2-1 victory over Leicester at Old Trafford.
The match got off to the perfect start as Paul Pogba netted from the penalty spot after just two minutes following a handball in the box.
United continue to battle and would eventually double their lead when Luke Shaw drilled a low effort into the net to secure his first ever senior goal. However, Mourinho's side were sent a late scare when Jamie Vardy headed in deep into injury time.
Speaking after the match Pogba spoke about the difficult return to club football, but praised his teammates for their efforts: “I didn’t have any pre-season game, I came back on Monday. It was very hard and difficult for the legs and stamina. But we played very well.”
Scroll down to see how the action unfolded from Old Trafford.
TRIBUNPONTIANAK.CO.ID - Manchester United Vs Leicester City akan menjadi laga pembuka Liga Inggris musim 2018-2019.
Laga perdana ini akan digelar di Stadion Old Trafford, Sabtu (11/8/2018) pukul 02.oo WIB.
Kondisi Manchester United saat ini, memang belum sepenuhnya ideal.
Jika melihat hasil laga pramusim, Jose Mourinho harus bekerja lebih keras.
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Beberapa pemain mengalami cedera, sementara upaya klub di bursa transfer tak seperti yang diharapkan.
Kabar baiknya, beberapa pemain seperti Marcus Rashford, Phil Jones, dan Romelu Lukaku mempersingkat liburan musim panas mereka untuk bergabung kembali dengan tim beberapa hari lebih awal.
Rashford mungkin akan menjadi pilihan. Dia bermain 63 menit di Allianz Arena akhir pekan lalu.
Mantan bek Manchester United, Rio Ferdinand, bahkan khawatir dengan suasana internal Setan Merah seiring dengan sikap pelatih mereka, Jose Mourinho, selama musim panas 2018.
Jose Mourinho sempat mengeluhkan perihal aktivitas Manchester United selama bursa transfer dan menimbulkan spekulasi soal keretakan hubungannya dengan Ed Woodward, Vice-Chairman klub.
