Manchester United and Club Brugge endured an entertaining 1-1 draw at Belgium as hostilities returns on the European fronts.
This saw the likes of Dennis Bonaventure enhance his reputation thus getting the better of United goalkeeper Sergio Romero in goal. It was a highly contested match as both managers aimed to prove their mettle on the touchline.
With the return to come at Old Trafford following the 1-1 draw between both clubs in the first leg, we evaluate the interesting match features along with the key statistics from the game.
Shots on target
Club Brugge – 3
Man United – 5
The match produced a total of about 8 shots on target as both teams made attacking adventure in the game. This got Emmanuel Dennis open the scoring in the 15th minutes of the clash.
However, his goal was canceled out by United’s exemplary forward Anthony Martial as the Red Devils found their way back into the contest.
Shots off target
Club Brugge – 3
Man United – 5
Manchester United was ahead in the shot squandered in front of goals when both teams played against each other.
United had 5 shots off target while Club Brugge recorded 3 shots off target in the entire 90 minutes.
This was a testament to were the attacking superiority lied on as the Red Devils had 10 shots in total compared to Club Brugge 6 shots in total.
Possession
Club Brugge – 41%
Man United – 59%
In terms of possession, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s men did their best to assert their midfield authority in the central areas.
This was evident from the match though home advantage for the Belgian side ensured they held Manchester United to a 1-1 draw at home.
This got Club Brugge to have 41% of the ball compared to the United 59% of the ball possession in the game.
Corners
Club Brugge – 4
Man United – 5
The match saw a total of about 9 corners recorded in the fixture.
This got United to culminate about 5 corner-kick while Club Brugge had 4 corners of their own.
This revealed that it was a closely contested affair as both sides share the spoils with a score draw (1-1) in Belgium.
Offsides
Club Brugge – 4
Man United – 2
The offside sect of the match indicated a total of 6 offsides on the stats board.
Manchester United got into offside positions on two occasions while host Club Brugge had a total of four (4) offside calls from the tie.
This was a result of the United large share of possession as well as their maturity in transition. This ensured that Club Brugge was meant to run into the wrong position a lot more in order to catch up in the game.
Fouls
Club Brugge – 15
Man United – 9
The match produced a series of fouls as the case may be during the contest.
The royal rumble on the pitch ensured that the match culminated about 24 fouls.
This got the host committed 15 fouls as compared to 9 fouls recorded by the visiting Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s Manchester United side.
Yellow Card
Club Brugge – 3
Man United – 1
Just as the saying goes that what you sow is what you will reap, so was Club Brugge’s side situation as they got booked on three occasions in the contest.
The visitors got booked only once in the game. Club Brugge’s trio of Eder Balanta, Hans Vanaken and Brandon Mechele were booked in the 39th, 53rd and 90th minutes respectively.
Andreas Pereira was booked in the 69th minute of the match for the visiting side Manchester United.
