Real Sociedad 0-0 Man Utd: 5 Key Things We Learned

2. Scoring Touch Deserts Red Devils Strikers

There is a simple reason why Manchester United only took a point from this away day. Their strike force left their shooting boots at home. Moyes went with Hernandez and Wayne Rooney from the start, but in typically frustrated fashion the latter simply went deep in search of the ball. Chicharito meanwhile spurned a guilt-edge chance early in the second half when teed up by Kagawa. This was a real opportunity for Mexico's Hernandez to stake his claim, but with his trademark runs in behind nullified by the Sociedad defence he fluffed the one big opening that came his way. So naturally Moyes turned to his bench and unleashed the considerable threat of Robin van Persie. It was not the Flying Dutchman's day either. Twice the woodwork denied him, first from open play and then from the spot. The Red Devils in actual fact failed to score themselves in two meetings with Sociedad. An own goal settled the Old Trafford meeting last month. Claudio Bravo in the home goal in San Sebastian was worked nowhere near often enough by the opposing forwards. Moyes will have to get United's attack firing on all cylinders in their next outing because elegant Arsenal are five points clear at the top of the Premier League.