Skinner and Bruun react to Man City defeat 28 February 2022

“You cannot win games of football at this level, against this level of opposition, if you’re not going to take those one versus one duels.”

Despite his disappointment at United’s second-half display, the Reds’ manager felt that his side matched Manchester City in the first period.

“In the first half we had [energy and aggression],” Skinner said. “But in the second half we turned them off.

“That’s not acceptable.”