Robin Hackett
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Lessons to be learnt for United
When Manchester United shut down Barcelona in the semi-final of the Champions League last season, Sir Alex Ferguson laughed off the critics who accused them of being overly defensive.
Chelsea did the same this season and, but for refereeing decisions and a last-minute lapse, they would have repeated the feat.
There were plenty of lessons for Manchester United on Wednesday night.
Last season, Ferguson praised his side for their ‘concentration at the back’ and the way they ‘protected the space really well’. Cristiano Ronaldo admitted on Wednesday night that, this time around, the tactics were ‘not good’.
There was logic to the all-out attacking route. Barca had been notoriously weak in defence and the inclusion of Yaya Toure in the back four had seemed almost suicidal.