da lvbet： As a centre-back, the ideal thing that you want is having a recognised partner next to you, who you can build a relationship and understanding with. After all, communication is key. And this season, Victor Lindelof has been joined at the hip by Manchester United’s summer signing Harry Maguire, with the pair playing a combined total of 50 games.
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But following the latter’s absence for the Carabao Cup semi-final clash against Manchester City on Tuesday night, Lindelof had to make do with Phil Jones. And all those games of building up a rapport with Maguire went out the window, with the Swede looking completely at sea without his regular partner.
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As per Sofascore, he finished the game with a 6.6 match rating, making just one tackle and losing possession 12 times. After the game, United fans took to Twitter to voice their thoughts on the former Benfica man, with a few lambasting him.
A couple of fans felt the performance warranted a genuine chance in the first-team for Axel Tuanzebe, with the academy product missing a large chunk of this season thanks to injury.
Another couple of supporters of the Manchester side harked back to Chris Smalling, who is currently on loan in the Serie A with AS Roma, with one fan in particular calling for his return to Old Trafford.
How much of Lindelof’s poor performance was down to the fact he had a change in partner is up for debate. But the Swede’s shakiness in possession (he completed just two of his six attempted long balls) seemed emblematic of not having perhaps the calming reassuring presence of Maguire. Partnerships at the back are always the key, and sometimes individual frailties can be hidden. Unfortunately for the 25-year-old, that wasn’t the case on Monday.
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