Man Utd v West Ham: Solskjaer reacts to team's draw
Manchester United have a "huge worry" ahead of this Sunday's vital match against Leicester because of how toothless they were against West Ham, according to Liverpool legend Steve Nicol. United were held to a 1-1 draw with West Ham at Old Trafford on Wednesday. Mason Greenwood scored for the Red Devils but he, Marcus Rashford, Anthony Martial and Bruno Fernandes were not on top form for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side.
Asked about the quartet, Nicol said it would be a concern for Solskjaer that his front four lacked energy despite two of them not starting Sunday's FA Cup semi-final loss to Chelsea.
"I think from a Man United point of view [the performances of those four] would be a worry," Nicol said on ESPN FC.
"He left players out of the semi-final of the FA Cup so that they would have legs for this game.
"And if there was one thing that you can say about this game it's Man United looked flat, they didn't look like they had any energy and that makes no sense considering the team that played in the semi-final of the cup.
And Nicol reckons a depleted Leicester side, who have to win for their own chances, will not be able to cope with United's attack who he thinks must perform better than they did against West Ham.
"However, if ever a game was set up for this United team, it's Leicester having to come out and win the game," he continued.
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"I think this game could be over pretty early as well, particularly with no crowd.
"Had Leicester had a crowd there, I might be thinking along different lines but there's no crowd, there's no defence, there's no points."
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