Manchester United draw 0-0 for 2 matches in a row

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Manchester United drew 0-0 for the second match in a row; it was a make-up game for round 31 of the 2017-2018 English Premier League. West Ham United, playing at their home ground of the London Olympic Stadium, drew 0-0 with Manchester United. During the match, West Ham United’s goalkeeper Adrian made several brilliant saves, while Luke Shaw had a shot that was blocked before hitting the post and coming back out. The match was originally scheduled for March 18th, but it was postponed to today due to Manchester United’s involvement in the FA Cup at that time. It is also Manchester United’s last away game in the Premier League this season; previously, Mourinho had remained unbeaten in 10 encounters with Moyes in the Premier League. For this match, Manchester United made as many as 8 changes to its starting lineup; Mourinho kept only De Gea, Smoling, and Pogba, making changes to the rest of the players, with Sanchez and Lingard playing in the front line. At the start of the first half, both teams focused on passing the ball around in an attempt to gain control of it, but due to intense pressure from the opponent, they failed to create many good scoring opportunities during the first 10 minutes. In the 7th minute, Anautovic received a pass from Lanzini, avoided Smoling’s defensive attempt near the penalty area, and shot with his right foot; the ball was safely caught by De Gea. In the 11th minute, Herrera’s long shot from outside the box was intercepted right away. In the 12th minute, Smolin intercepted a failed cross from the home team, and Ananovich turned and headed over from just inside the penalty area. Immediately afterwards, Cuéllar used a low shot from the left to force McTominay to head the ball towards the near post, and De Gea caught it. 20 minutes later, Manchester United began to mount an attack. In the 21st minute, McTominay took a shot from the edge of the penalty area; the ball missed the left post by a small margin. Immediately afterwards, Lingard carried the ball from the left flank and shot from 23 meters away; Adrian pushed the ball out of bounds with a timely tackle. In the 23rd minute, Valencia passed from the right flank; Sanchez’s shot inside the penalty area was blocked by Adrian. Luke Shaw tried to shoot again, but Adrian stopped the ball, which then hit the left post and bounced out. Subsequently, West Ham United created two threats in succession, but earlier Saballeta was suspected of handling the ball inside the penalty area. In the 28th minute, Anautovic easily broke away from Smoling and passed to the right flank, only for Herrera to clear the ball. 2 minutes later, from 30 meters away along Creswell’s left flank, his left-footed shot missed the right post by a slight margin. In the 35th minute, Luke Shaw tried to shoot again, but Adrian easily caught the ball. 1 minute later, Anautovic crossed from the right, and Mario shot from close range but missed. In the 41st minute, Pogba took a pass from Luke Shaw and shot from 30 meters away, but the ball missed the target slightly. In stoppage time, Lingard launched a sudden shot from 27 meters out in the middle of the field, but Adrian saved the ball. At the end of the first half, the two teams went into halftime with a 0-0 score. In the 47th minute, Lingard’s shot from the edge of the penalty area was blocked and went over the sideline. One minute later, Pogba passed with his heel; Sánchez moved forward to the outside to take control of the ball and avoid Adrian’s attacking shot, then fired a low shot, which was cleared by Obona just in front of the goal line. In the 62nd minute, Pogba headed a shot on target after receiving a pass from Valencia, but it went wide. Subsequently, Smoling took advantage of a set piece to score a penalty, but it was also deflected due to interference. In the 66th minute, Moyes made the first substitution by sending Carroll onto the field. In the 70th minute, Pogba took a long shot from 50 meters out in the middle of the field; the ball flew straight over the goal line. In the 71st minute, Sánchez broke free on the right flank and passed back, with Pogba shooting from the left corner of the penalty area; his shot went wide. Taking advantage of Cuéllar being injured and on the ground, Mourinho replaced Lingard with Rashford. In the 80th minute, Anautovic’s overhead shot missed the target. After Manchester United’s failed attempts to break through, West Ham United pressed in the final moments, but neither Anotovic, Carroll nor Noble were able to pose a real threat to De Gea. Towards the end of the match, both sides lost their temper; Pogba deliberately tripped Noble, causing the latter to lose control of his emotions, and both players received yellow cards. In stoppage time, Lanzini’s free-kick shot went wide. In the final stages, Ashley Young came on as a substitute and completed his 200th match for Manchester United by accumulating statistics, while Bailey entered the game as a substitute at the last moment. In the end, West Ham United and Manchester United drew 0-0.