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After Manchester United left the Champions League with a 3-2 loss to RB Leipzig, Ole Gunnar Solskjær must once again withstand criticism from the English press.
Among other things, Guardian commentator Barney Ronay writes that “Solskjær’s shortcomings were brutally revealed in Leipzig.”
– Are there any real signs of improvement here? United has the players now, or at least most of them. They must be tactically innovative, showing what football can be at this level. In Leipzig, on the other hand, they were passive, writes Ronay.
Mark Critchley in the Independent is also critical of the headline: “Ole Gunnar Solskjær’s slow and erratic progress at Manchester United was stopped by the Champions League exit.”
“These are fundamental questions that remain unanswered about the future of Solskjær,” Critchley writes in the comment section.
Castrated!
Favorite kick
After yesterday’s loss to RB Leipzig and the exit from the Champions League, Solskjær has returned to the unwanted position of favorite to be dismissed in the Premier League.
Betfair betting company lowered the odds of the Norwegian being fired from 1/9 to 2/1 after the defeat in Germany. With that, Solskjær is the clear favorite to be fired according to the company.
At the same time, they believe Mauricio Pochettino is the hottest candidate to take the reins at Old Trafford, with Massimiliano Allegri and Brendan Rodgers as the other favorites.
Exiting the Champions League before the knockout stages means a huge loss of revenue for the Red Devils. The Daily Mail claims that United will lose approximately NOK 100 million in revenue by breaking out of the group stage.
– It is a pity
Solskjær defense
Former Manchester United defender Phil Neville believes there is an unfair witch hunt against Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjær.
– As soon as Manchester United lose a game, it is presented as a disaster. “It’s not a disaster, it’s just disappointing,” Neville told the BBC.
Neville thinks you have to look behind the numbers.
– There are editions of United with better coaches than Ole who have been eliminated from the Champions League so soon, and it is the coaches who lead teams in the Premier League who are behind United who get away with much less criticism. The narrative inside the club is completely different than that presented from the outside, Neville believes.
