5 things we learnt from Manchester United's victory over Bournemouth

3) United don’t lack physicality

Bailly and co have ensured United don't lack build — Bailly and co have ensured United don’t lack build

One of the premier disadvantages for United last season was the relative short height of their players. This resulted in the team failing to score from their set pieces. At the same time, United dropped a lot of points due to conceding from silly freekicks.

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This time though, the story is different. With the addition of Zlatan, Bailly and Pogba, United now have a number of well-built players who can give back to the opposition as good as they get.

This was apparent as Eric Bailly made a number of crunching tackles and used his body to good effect. Also, Zlatan used his height to his advantage.

Looks like, when it comes to flying limbs and elbows, opposition teams need to beware of more than Fellaini this time.

Post Edited By: Utkarsh Bhatla

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