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Manchester United legend Paul Scholes questioned Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s team selection after a 2-2 draw against Leicester.
n an 85th-minute goal from Axel Tuanzebe ensured that the first match of a busy schedule on Valentine’s Day in the Premier League ended in a draw amid an entertaining match at the King Power Stadium.
Marcus Rashford’s opening game of the first half, his 50th in the Premier League, was called off by a screaming draw from Harvey Barnes, as he lashed Leicester’s level from long range.
Bruno Fernandes then led United to victory with a brilliant finish 12 minutes from time, with United manager Solskjaer frustrated to see his team give Jamie Vardy too much space in the area as his shot deflected from Tuanzebe in the way to the goal.
The result means Liverpool will extend their lead at the top of the table if they beat West Bromwich Albion on Sunday and Scholes was unimpressed by Solskjaer’s decision to leave Paul Pogba and Edinson Cavani out of their lineup.
“United were better when they made the substitutes. I thought they left the best players on the bench,” Scholes told BT Sport.
“Pogba was good when he came in, Cavani was good. Greenwood is a good player, but he didn’t get along. I don’t think United should leave these players out.”
“When Greenwood, Martial and Rashford play with Fernandes behind, nobody can handle it. It’s great to have Cavani come in and there are some games he can play in.
“There are 12, 13, 14 players who can do the business, but there will be players like Dan James against Leeds last week. Can they win the league? I don’t know. I think they can challenge, but Liverpool is too good for everyone. others.
“It is going to be difficult for the teams to get close to Liverpool so this is a great result for them.”
Solskjaer offered an alternative view of the game, as he suggested that the draw was a fair result.
“We are disappointed that we did not win because we had so many great opportunities and we could have finished it off,” said the United manager.
“They are a dangerous team and Jamie Vardy’s goal shows his quality, but we could have done better with his two goals.
“The first definitely and the second we should be able to stop the center. You always look at the goals received, what we should or could have done better.”
“Of course we have a game in three days, we have an extra recovery day that we will use wisely. One point is not the worst result, but we are disappointed not to add all three points against a difficult team.”
“It wasn’t meant to be today. I don’t think it’s game management. I just think it’s individual moments.”
That game will be against Wolves on Tuesday night at Old Trafford and Solskjaer will be looking for his team to show a more ruthless touch as they look to push themselves into title contention.
The early start of St. Stephen’s Day is rarely a game that catches fire, but this game was entertaining from start to finish among teams that rank second and third behind champion Liverpool.
“I thought it was a good game, two attacking teams and I thought we had a very good game,” Leicester manager Brendan Rodgers said.
“Our defense and counter pressure was very good, you have to make teams like Man United break down so quickly. In the first half, that element of our game was good.
“In the second half we had to defend a little more, but we were still compact and tight and then we had good moments where we were playing and maybe we were missing the final pass.
“We are going 2-1 behind and we have always had enthusiasm and confidence, but in these games you are behind against a team that has been playing so well that it really showed the mentality of the players and we deserved at least one point out of the game.”
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