The club registered another big win of the season as they travelled to play lost LASK Linz on Thursday Night in the Europa League. This got the Red Devils ticking together thus scoring five times with all the wonders they produced in the game.
Manchester United are already in the quarter-final by all regards pending any surprise that LASK Linz with pose at Old Trafford in the reverse fixtures.
This will be expected even as we look forward to United’s performance as the season progresses most especially in the Europa League Competition.
On this note, we evaluate the interesting match features and tactical analysis as the Red Devils won 0-5 away at Austrian Bundesliga giant LASK Linz.
Shots on target:
Lask Linz – 0
Man United – 8
The match statistics shows it all here as this Europa League tie generated 8 shots on target. Manchester United claim all shots on goal here as compared to none from the lost LASK Linz. This got the Red Devils score five of their goals out of the 8 shots on target as they silenced the home crowd in the match.
Shots off target:
Lask Linz – 4
Man United – 11
Manchester United must have done enough on the attacking front as they dominated proceedings here as well.
The match culminated about 15 shots off target as the case may be in the contest. This got the host having 4 shots off target as compared to the 11 shots off target Manchester United had in the game.
Possession:
Lask Linz – 45%
Man United – 55%
Manchester United showed their superiority in the central areas as they bossed proceeding in the course of the match.
The Red Devils were eventual the better side as the score line says it all. This was indicated in the match statistics as the Red Devils recorded 55% of the ball possession. The host LASK Linz had 45% of the ball possession in the game.
Corners:
Lask Linz – 4
Man United – 5
The number of corner-kicks in this Europa League match was 9 in total as both teams competed for everyball in the tie. However, United’s superiority in transition with assure them of a higher number of corner-kicks as it should be in the match. This is based on their superior match performance as they had 5 corner-kicks compared to 4 corners LASK Linz had.
Offsides:
Lask Linz – 2
Man United – 2
The match between host (LASK Linz) and the visitor (Manchester United) produced about 4 offsides in the entire duration. The pressure allocated to this match ensured that both teams could not escaped match caution from the central referee.
This got both teams flagged for offside twice in the entire duration of the match.
Fouls:
Lask Linz – 17
Man United – 12
The number of fouls recorded in this contest were really high in number as Manchester United competed with Austrian Bundesliga side LASK Linz in Europa.
This saw a lot of physical challenges take prominence in the tie. The host had 17 fouls due to their high tackle rate as compared to the 12 fouls Manchester United recorded in the 90 minutes duration.
Yellow Cards:
Lask Linz – 4
Man United – 1
The match saw a total of about 5 yellow cards being issued in the contest. It was not a fluke as the side that committed the higher number of fouls entered the referee booking more as the case may be.
This level of physical challenges ensured that host LASK Linz had 4 yellow cards as compared to Manchester United 1 yellow card in the game.
Treatment:
Lask Linz – 16
Man United – 8
The Royal rumble that took place on the pitch got the two teams unsettled physically. This was evident in the course of the match as medical attention was needed from players of both sides.
This results in series of treatments which is summing up to 24 in the game. LASK Linz had 16 treatments with regards to the Red Devils 8 treatments in the match.
