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If I remember correctly we have like 4 counter attack goals all season. Also we take lesser amount of shots per game than all of the top 6. But it’s not a massive difference. City I think are on 17 shots per game and we are on 14 point something. Maybe the shots which they take are more clear cut chances hence the higher goals.
Yeah it's all about quality of chances so City with their 17 shots per game are creating a lot of very good chances whereas Utd with their 14 are not.
I think we were one of the highest rated teams for shots from outside the area in the league whereas City tend to work the ball then look for cut backs this would make a huge difference between the Xg rating of each team as close range is much higher value than long range.
As I said it's not perfect but it gives you an idea of what we are doing.
I would be interesting to see the Xg league table (no idea where you're pulling your stats from) to see how Utd rank.