This past Wednesday Manchester United was knocked out of the champion's league by Bayern Munich on away goals after Manchester won the replay at Old Trafford by a score of 3-2.
After some brilliant attacking play that brought them a haul of three goals within the first 40 minutes, United conceded a soft goal right before the break. United somehow allowed Olic of Munich to be one on one with Michael Carrick, a central midfielder, inside the penalty area with no one around them.
Olic was able to shrug off Carrick and somehow sneak in a shot from a very tight angle past Van Der Sar. This was a very similar goal to the one that United conceded in the last minute in Munich, where slack defending killed them again. Considering that the final aggregate was 4-4, with Bayern taking the advantage on away goals, I think it is safe to say that mental lapses in the back were ultimately United's downfall.
Picture Credit: Gordon Flood
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