Craig Burley and Steve Nicol break down Manchester United’s 2-2 draw with Arsenal in a game that the Gunners should have won.
The ESPN FC panel wonder why Manchester United supporters haven’t made their voices heard over the direction their club has taken under Jose Mourinho
Manchester United’s Jose Mourinho insists he is getting repeatedly frustrated by his side making the same mistakes every game but is happy with his side’s spirit.
While hardly one for the purists, Manchester United and Arsenal served up an entertaining encounter on Wednesday evening as the two sides contested a frantic 2-2 draw at Old Trafford.
With the scores level and both teams chasing the game, United sent Marouane Fellaini on for the final 20 minutes in the hope that the midfielder’s famed physical presence would make an impact.
Fellaini duly obliged, though perhaps not in the precise manner Jose Mourinho had envisaged.
Indeed, apparently overcome by a sudden bout of hair envy (having recently had his own afro sheared off), Fellaini set about unceremoniously stopping Matteo Guendouzi in his tracks by grabbing a handful of his counterpart’s own tousled locks.
Manchester United and Arsenal shared four goals, but the highlight for many was Fellaini grabbing Guendouzi’s hair.
The Belgian was subsequently reprimanded by referee Andre Marriner but somehow managed to escape a booking.
Still, that didn’t stop viewers from having their say on social media.
Marouane Fellaini waits until he cuts his hair to start pulling the hair of others…
— James Tyler FC (@JamesTylerESPN) 5 December 2018
Fellaini trying to steal what he once had. #MUNARS pic.twitter.com/oIBIzhzeHL
— Carly Adno (@CarlyAdno226) 5 December 2018
“Marouane Fellaini can only stop 19 year old midfielder by pulling him back by the hair in game otherwise marred by 6 yellow cards and 2 injuries” is the perfect description of Jose Mourinho’s brand of football at Man United #MUNARS
— Paul Fischer (@tencents77) 5 December 2018
fellaini cut his hair now he’s jealous of guendouzi’s flowing locks, you hate to see it
— A West (@ayyy_west) 5 December 2018
Fellaini is Mourinho’s iPad.
Much better ways to parent but it’s just so damn convenient.— Adam Peacock (@adampeacock3) 5 December 2018
Marouane Fellaini-Guendouzi gate brought back memories. When Robert Huth Fellaini’s hair, the gift Louis van Gaal delivered: “Only in sex masochism it is allowed.” #mufc #afc pic.twitter.com/hfL3ez4nKh
— Kristof Terreur 📰🎥 (@HLNinEngeland) 6 December 2018
Having watched Leicester defender Robert Huth yank Fellaini’s afro during a game toward the tail end of the 2016-17 season, Van Gaal admonished the act before exclaiming that hair-pulling is only acceptable as part of “sex masochism.”
Huth himself later put on record his approval that his former foe had learned from him.
Looks like i taught him well..#playon pic.twitter.com/JxbIitFLXw
— robert huth (@robert_huth) December 6, 2018
Maybe Guendouzi will now add the tactic as another string to his bow…
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