Tranmere Rovers were beaten 0- 6 at home to Manchester United as the away side found the break through goal in the contest.
It was a resounding victory more of like a cat and elephant contest as the Red Devils piled their misery on the lower league side.
United faithful would be hoping for more at the weekend with a measure of uncertainty as the Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side find themselves swimming in the lake of imbalance as result have shown in the ongoing season.
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With the convincing away win at Preston Park for United, we take into consideration the match statistics from an analytical point of view.
Shots on target
Tranmere Rovers – 4
Man United – 9
Manchester United dominance is justified as they scored six times out of their 9 attempt on goal.
This score depicts the kind of the attacking play the Red Devils were known for especially during their glory days under Sir Alex Ferguson’s regime.
The match got Mason Greenwood conclude the routing from the penalty spot as Tranmere Rovers compete via their four shots in the game.
Shots off target
Tranmere Rovers – 8
Man United – 36
The home side were pummeled in all ramification by their seemly better opposition as they struggled to cope against the EPL giant Manchester United.
This saw Tranmere Rovers culminate a total of 8 shots on target compared to the away side that were largely buoyant on the attacking front all through the 90 minutes.
Possession
Tranmere Rovers – 28%
Man United – 72%
Manchester United seized midfield proceedings from start to finish as the game wore on to the dismay of the home side Tranmere Rovers.
This got Manchester United intimidating the host with 72% of the ball as compared to the two they (28%) Tranmere had in the game.
Corners
Tranmere Rovers – 4
Man United – 4
The corner-kick were shared 4 apiece as both sides look to find something in common in the game.
United dominated but the host had at least 4 corners to show they were human after all with respect to the visitor 4 corners as well in the FA Cup fixture.
Offsides
Tranmere Rovers – 2
Man United – 1
The home side aimed for the outcome from the wrong end and in the process where caught offside on two occasions.
This is in comparison to the much better away team which knock the ball together to find the goal they needed in the contest.
They were caught in one offside for the entirety of the game.
Fouls
Tranmere Rovers – 13
Man United – 11
A couple of physical rumbles were seen in this FA Cup tie as United and Rovers endured a tale of physical duel in the 90 minute affair.
This culminated to a total of 24 fouls from the encounter. Tranmere recorded 13 fouls as compared to the Red Devils 11 fouls
against the host.
Yellow Cards
Tranmere Rovers – 1
Man United – 1
The match may have revealed a lot of foul precepts but the calmness and moderation was spot on. This ensured that both sides had only one booking apiece.
United’s Phil Jones was booked in the 4th minutes of the contest which Scott Davies was booked in the 53th minutes for the home side.
