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Man Utd news: Sky Sports pundit Ian Wright reveals Liverpool clue behind Sevilla defeat
IAN WRIGHT reckons he knows why Manchester United lost to Sevilla.
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Manchester United were dumped out of the Champions League last night at the last-16 stage by Sevilla at Old Trafford after a 2-1 defeat.
Wissam Ben Yedder grabbed a double for the visitors, and while Romelu Lukaku pulled one back, it wasn’t enough.
United had warmed up for the match with a 2-1 win over Liverpool last Saturday in the Premier League.
Despite the victory, United mustered only two shots on target and had a meagre 32 per cent of possession.
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If I’m Sevilla watching that, I’d have been looking forward to playing them
Sky Sports pundit Wright thinks the Liverpool result would have boosted Sevilla going into the game.
“I watched United against Liverpool and I thought that the way they played, if I’m Sevilla watching that, I’d have been looking forward to playing them,” Wright told Sky Sports’ The Debate.
“You want Liverpool coming onto you and that’s what Liverpool did.
“Sevilla didn’t do that and United didn’t have any answers for that.
Ian Wright thinks Sevilla will have relished playing Manchester United
“For me at Old Trafford, you want United to have more possession and create more chances.
“They don’t do it.
“In the end, the team frustrated them and Sevilla deserved to win the game.”
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