Premier League 2018/19: 5 poorest performances from the weekend

Leicester City v Liverpool FC - Premier League
Alisson committed a horrendous mistake against Leicester

#2 Jeff Hendrick

Burnley v Olympiakos - UEFA Europa League Qualifing Play-Off: Second Leg
Hendrick almost looked invisible

Manchester United dominated and demolished a hapless Burnley side in a 2-0 victory. The main reasons for Burnley's loss included poor pressing, lack of coordination at the back and the absence of creativity and urgency while going forward.

One man to blame was Jeff Hendrick. Deployed at his favoured number 10 role, he sucked the pace out of the game and offered little or no threat while going forward. He often came out of his lines to create something, but did nothing more than play a simple pass.

Hendrick didn't work hard enough either. He was in deeper positions trying to defend, but his speed to convert defence into attack was rather slow. Also, he lacked innovation from central positions.

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Edited by Arvind Sriram
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