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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Wolverine GTR" data-source="post: 23489600" data-attributes="member: 158020"><img src="/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/default/sad.gif"  class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":(" title="Sad    :(" data-shortname=":(" />Bayern Munich 1 Manchester United 0: Concerns for  Mourinho as Premier League creeps closer  <img src="https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/newpix/2018/08/05/21/4EDC37E800000578-6029209-image-a-67_1533499542861.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />     Manchester United failed to muster a shot on target at Allianz Arena as they  slumped to a dispiriting 1-0 loss to Bayern Munich in their final pre-season  fixture.   Marcus Rashford's first appearance since the World Cup failed to inspire Jose  Mourinho's men, who were outclassed and starved of possession in their last  friendly before Friday's Premier League opener at home to Leicester City.    The slim margin of defeat owed only to the admirable resilience of a defence  that was reinforced by the presence of Victor Lindelof and substitute Phil  Jones, although the ease with which Javi Martinez rose to nod home Thiago  Alcantara's 59th-minute corner will be of concern.      But the more pressing matter for Mourinho is clearly at the other end of the  pitch, where an attack shorn of Romelu Lukaku, Jesse Lingard and Anthony Martial  never looked like scoring.It was a subdued performance from the outset with the  earliest drama seeing Alexis Sanchez, United's captain on the night, catch  Joshua Kimmich in the face with a stray arm.   It was to be the only blow the visitors landed throughout the opening half as  a comfortable Bayern asked questions of David de Gea through Thiago, Serge  Gnabry and Niklas Sule, who was compelled to try his luck from long range after  advancing unimpeded out of his own defence.    Manuel Neuer, in contrast, did not have a save to make in his first 45  minutes at Allianz Arena since a 4-0 win over Mainz on September 16, his final  club outing before foot surgery curtailed much of his campaign.   Niko Kovac showed little interest in settling at half-time with Jerome  Boateng, Robert Lewandowski and Leon Goretzka introduced off the bench, yet the  goal came from an unlikely source as midfielder Martinez calmly guided a  glancing header beyond a helpless De Gea.   Arjen Robben looked to have made it 2-0 late on but was correctly flagged for  offside as the Bundesliga champions earned their second win in four ahead of  next Sunday's DFL Supercup clash with Eintracht Frankfurt.</blockquote>

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