5 reasons why Manchester United won vs Juventus

#3 Complacency by Juventus

Juventus players took their foot off the pedal

The Old Ladies of Turin are undoubtedly the strongest club in Italy at the moment, winning each of the last seven Scudetti consecutively, as well as the domestic double in each of the last three seasons.

They were unbeaten in all competitions prior to the United match, and hold a six-point lead over Napoli in Serie A, as well as sat top of their UCL group with a perfect record of three wins from three matches.

All these would inevitably bring an air of invincibility to the Juventus players, and this much has been evident in their play of late, as they have struggled to see off opponents in the Serie A, and needed to come from behind to defeat Empoli in Serie A in the penultimate weekend, where Max Allegri warned his players of resting on their laurels.

Against United, Juve were comfortable for so long, as United offered little to no threat, that the Juve players must have thought they had the three points in the bag until the stunning knockout punch by Manchester United.

Captain Giorgio Chiellini castigated this mentality in his post-match comments to Sky Italia, stating that ‘we’ve been threatening this sort of mess for a few games, to be honest, as we get too complacent and run risks that are totally unnecessary’.

In football, it is known that it is not over till its over, and this is a lesson which cost Juventus dearly against Manchester United.