straight to your inbox every day, freeFormer Manchester United midfielder Paul Scholes noticed how Mike Phelan was alert to the impending danger before Demba Ba's opening goal in Istanbul.United were stunned in the Turkish capital as poor defending afforded Ba acres of room to run into as Basaksehir hit United on the counter-attack.
Poor positioning from United's defenders left them vulnerable and Ba was unmarked, which allowed him to burst forward and beat Dean Henderson.
The threat was identified by Phelan in the build-up and Scholes pointed out his reaction during the half-time analysis on BT Sport, as United's assistant manager appeared to signal to Nemanja Matic that he should drop into a deeper position. "That's completely down to the.
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