However, Manchester United's long passes and high balls indeed achieved some results, mainly reflected in the connection finally established between the wings and the center forward Icardi.
Although Icardi is only 1.81 meters tall, considered weak among center forwards in the entire Premier League.
But even facing the extremely familiar tall central defender Ranocchia, Icardi still managed to head some high-quality shots on target through his elusive positioning, strong jumping ability, and precise anticipation of where the ball would drop.
In the first 10 minutes of the second half, Valencia delivered the ball to Icardi's head three times on the wing!
Icardi headed two high-quality balls on target, but unfortunately, Caballero, who had been blasted by De Bruyne at the start, was back in form.
With a single punch, he directly swatted the ball into the stands!
This brilliant save by Caballero made Ranocchia and Kompany high-five him heavily in celebration.
