#5 Daley Blind passes the Mahrez test and gets his corners spot-on
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With Luke Shaw injured and Marcos Rojo horribly out of form, Mourinho turned to the versatile and reliant Daley Blind to fulfil left-back duties for this game. Pundits before the game predicted that he would struggle against Riyad Mahrez on the flank, but he would soon prove his doubters wrong.
The Dutchman barely allowed the Algerian winger to get the better of him in a one-on-one duel, intercepting his ground crosses and winning possession from attempted dribbles.
Up the field, he was accurate with his set-pieces – first delivering the corner for Chris Smalling to head in United’s opener and then locating Paul Pogba to score United’s fourth and complete the rout.
Being heavily criticised for his non-directional corners last season, Blind was able to register two assists against his name from corners this time around.
