5 areas of concern for Manchester United following their 2-1 win over Leicester City

#3 Very few attacks originated through the right side

Mata looked good when he drifted in

Luke Shaw and Alexis Sanchez were both menacing on the left. However, the right side of the attack is still United’s weak point.

Both Mata and Darmian are slow, which highlighted a glaring lack of pace on that side of the field. In addition, Mata was drifting in, but Damian was not active on the overlap. The Spaniard had a decent game though and did attempt five crosses, the highest in the team, while Sanchez had three.

To be fair to him, Mata did set up Shaw for the goal, yet it was on one of the many occasions that he had drifted in. On the other hand, the only through ball of the game for United was attempted by Sanchez. Mata and Damian need to contribute more in the attack.

Darmian attempted a mere 35 passes, whereas Luke Shaw on the other side of the field attempted 67. The Italian had 55 touches of the ball, while Shaw had 99. Darmian also did not attempt any crosses in the game.

Mourinho might try to use Rashford on the right in place of Mata, but on current form, it is hard to choose the youngster over the Spaniard and as such, Mata and Darmian, if they start again next week, have to combine better and ensure that the left back and the left wing are both pegged back throughout the game, something that did not happen against Leicester.