Agreed – everyone has an off day. Saturday certainly was for Ali – should have held the first, should have claimed the ball across the goal area for the 2nd & should have been able to deal with a pretty tame shot for the 3rd.
Admittedly the defending was pretty shocking for the 2nd & 3rd goals too. Not to mention the 4th where (ignoring the hot potato defending from those who were back) there seemed to be a massive gap, totally devoid of Latics players between the 6 in the 18 yard area & the others who must have been hovering around the half way line that allowed Powell to run unchallenged & get his shot in.
I wonder why it is that against the other “big clubs” that when Latics go a goal down they still seem to be able to keep their peckers up but against United 1 goal conceded invriably means they’ll be 3 or 4 down within 15 minutes?
