Applause on the Night of Losing: "Hidden Score" B Fei read in Old Trafford

0-1, the scoreboard is cold, but Old Trafford's emotional schema points to another scale. At the moment of the final whistle, 74,000 Manchester United fans did not leave the court or turn against each other, but instead sent the players back to the passage with applause that lasted for nearly two minutes. When captain Bruno Fernandez first accepted Sky Sports' connection after the game, he regarded this kind of applause as "a more precious data than a goal."

"The feedback from fans is to hide the score," said B. Fei. "The real score tonight is 0-1, but the hidden score is 1-0 - they still believe we are in the right direction."

data also partially support his point of view. Manchester United's expected goal (xG) is 1.9, far higher than Arsenal's 0.7; shots 14-5 and corner kicks 7-3 both have the upper hand. The problem lies in efficiency: all three absolute opportunities were missed, among which Rashford was cleared by Gabriel's goal line in the 67th minute.

Tenhach's wording at the press conference was also subtle: "We didn't lose, we just lost a goal." The Dutch coach pointed out that the team's position in set-piece defense "had only made a 1-second mistake", and the remaining 89 minutes "suppressed Arsenal's left channel completely according to the pre-match plan."

Newcomer Report

• Mbeumo: Successful 4 passes on the right and 3 key passes, and was rated 7.1 points (WhoScored).

• Cunya: Retracement made a wall successfully 7 times, completing the team's most three steals, with a running distance of 11.3 kilometers.

B Fee commented on the two: "The first data is good, but what impressed me the most was that I dared to ask for the ball at Old Trafford, which is not easy."

Next step

Manchester United will play away against Southampton in 72 hours. Tenhach has arranged for further practice of set pieces and defense, and plans to let Hoylund come on the bench to find shooting boots. Club insiders revealed that the coaching staff cut the applause of fans tonight into the opening video of Monday's morning meeting - "If we can still be supported like this, we have no reason not to win the next game."

Can the hidden score be converted into real points? Tuesday night, St. Mary's Stadium gave the answer.