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Ole Gunnar Solskjaer had harsh words for Tottenham winger Erik Lamela after his role in the expulsion of Anthony Martial.
Martial reacted naively to Lamela’s provocation and slapped him gently.
Lamela fell to the ground and Martial was expelled.
Solskjaer was seen protesting with the referee at full time.
The United manager told the club’s website: “The boy must be undergoing throat surgery. It’s a bad reaction from Anthony [though].
“There is no excuse because the game is not lost at that moment, but we were already in the game by then.
“If that [Lamela] It was one of my players, I would absolutely hang it up to dry because it doesn’t fall off like that. If Ant had fallen, it could have been the other way around. But he shouldn’t react like that. “
Martial should have reacted better, and the sending off was tough, but United were also disappointed not to hand Lamela a red card.
The Argentine elbowed Martial in the face beforehand, and he was ignored by the referee.
Former United defender Rio Ferdinand questioned why VAR was not used to review the incident.
Distraction
The red card was a sham in all respects. Solskjaer was right to say so, as was Ferdinand.
However, there were bigger problems for Solskjaer and United, clearly.
United were 2-1 down at the time of the expulsion, and went on to close 6-1.
The team managed only one shot on goal from open play throughout the game.
Martial, for example, hasn’t shot on goal all season and now faces suspension.
That’s not all for him, it reflects a team that struggles to create chances.
Defensively United was an abject and disorganized mess.
Solskjaer has a lot to solve. But results like this put in doubt if he is the one capable of doing it.
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