Josh King hits United where it hurts

Josh King will have been extremely happy to have netted against Man United. While they gave him the chance to develop his career, it is always sweet to score against a team that you no longer play for. Goals have not been flowing for Josh in the last few weeks, but he'll be pleased to have broken his draught and even more pleased that it didn't come form the penalty spot.

Josh King is starting to get some goals.

There has been some punditry blaming of Man United's defending for the goal, but Josh had a lot of work to do to make sure he got away when he had his back to goal. King did have a good amount of time to do his manoeuvre in the box, and he talked about it to BBC Radio Solent saying that you always have more time than you think. Still Wan-Bissaka was right behind him and it was a little fortunate that when the defender went for the ball he only succeeded in helping lob it towards goal and right on to King's right foot.


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The finish has been highly applauded, even though it was at close range. But the ability to swivel quickly and keep focused on the ball, knowing you have a defender trying to get a block in and a keeper narrowing down the angle is always going to be a stressful moment for a striker. King kept his head well and just trusted in his ability.

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Josh was very much in the game and was not finding it difficult to get plenty of the ball. The important thing was that in this game he managed to get into a good shooting position and while Bournemouth only had five shots on target all game, Josh was always creating and trying to get into position for a clean shot. If Josh is happier playing up front then I hope he gets to stay there as he is going to perform at his best when he is happy about where he is playing.