The tactical tweak which gave Man United 'more solidity in midfield', the unexpected substitution who shone - and the £63m star who unusually struggled: What changed in Darren Fletcher's first game in
Fletcher wasn’t afraid to back himself as Ruben Amorim’s replacement in United’s first game since sacking the Portuguese coach, and he got a response from his players. But some familiar failings let United down as they once again failed to beat a team in the bottom half of the table. Daily Mail Sport takes a look at Fletcher’s first game, and what United got right and wrong... ‘It wasn't that much for them to actually score two goals, so that's one way of looking at it,’ said Fletcher. Whether to play your sons in Manchester United’s first team is not the kind of dilemma your average dad faces every day.
Source: Daily Mail January 08, 2026 13:38 UTC
