Carrick’s side were short on inspiration, despite the summer spend in midfield, and the lack of quality in the final third was stark.
Last year was all about the attack and the recent window was about central midfield, even though the options at full-back do not look strong enough to cope with a season back in the Champions League.
Carrick filled in as an emergency centre-back when United last lost this fixture, way back in December 2009.
Bernd Leno was deceived in the Fulham goal but United did not fool anyone by stirring only after falling behind to Lisandro Martínez’s slapstick own-goal.
United could not get out of their box and when Cunha melted in a challenge with Calvin Bassey the Fulham centre-back barrelled forward before testing Senne Lammens, only for Martínez to turn the rebound past his goalkeeper.
5 sentences from our version of the report,
chosen to cover it. Nothing here is written; every line is in the article below.
How
Summarized version
Carrick filled in as an emergency centre-back when United last lost this fixture, way back in December 2009.
The report’s most important sentence, shortened and in plain words. How
Headline check
One of the two things this headline claims did not turn up in the report.
“Jacob Steinberg” is named in the headline. We could not find it in the report.
Figures, names and quoted words in the headline, looked for in the report itself — not in the summary above. Names are matched as they are spelled, so a report that says “New South Wales” where the headline says “NSW” is queried here when it should not be. How this is checked
The article, shortened and in plain language
Carrick’s side were short on inspiration, despite the summer spend in midfield, and the lack of quality in the final third was stark.
One of the aspects of Manchester United’s tortured rebuild is their inability to multitask. Last year was all about the attack and the recent window was about central midfield, even though the options at full-back do not look strong enough to cope with a season back in the Champions League.
United remain a listless, drifting operation. The ownership is reviled and a the fanbase is becoming mutinous.
Carrick filled in as an emergency centre-back when United last lost this fixture, way back in December 2009.
The late equaliser was lucky, Matheus Cunha’s potshot hitting the luckless David Affengruber before going in. Bernd Leno was deceived in the Fulham goal but United did not fool anyone by stirring only after falling behind to Lisandro Martínez’s slapstick own-goal. Speaking on Sky Sports, Neville called out the lack of effort during the 15 minutes before Fulham’s goal.
United could not get out of their box and when Cunha melted in a challenge with Calvin Bassey the Fulham centre-back barrelled forward before testing Senne Lammens, only for Martínez to turn the rebound past his goalkeeper. United had no control or presence in midfield. Bruno Fernandes was the No 10 and Mainoo was deeper with Youri Tielemans, signed from Aston Villa last summer, but the ease with which Sander Berge and Shea Charles dominated for Fulham was proof that Carrick’s renovation in the engine room remains a work in progress.
Shortened to 1 minute
of reading, this version reads 11 on the Niral Score.
You are reading our version, not theirs.
This is The Guardian Australia (Sport)'s report shortened to its most important sentences, in plainer words, with
verdicts and loaded words taken out. Plain description stays, and so do adjectives
that carry a fact, such as "former" or "federal". The reporting, the facts and the quotations
are theirs — quotations are never edited — and the indicators beside it measure
this version. Hover or tap Adjectives to see every one left in the text.
How this outlet filed it, and how we rewrote it
No other newsroom we read has filed on this event, so there is nothing to compare it with yet.
Readers can ask a question about this story here.
Questions and answers are for subscribers.
Sign in
to read them.
Comments are read before they appear where anything in them needs a person to look.
Nothing posted here is ever deleted; a comment taken down keeps its text and the reason,
so the decision can be looked at again. How this works
