Solskjaer vows to keep fighting as pressure builds at Man Utd
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Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer vowed on Friday to ‘strike back’ after his side’s humiliating 5-0 loss to Liverpool left him in a perilous position at Old Trafford.
The Norwegian boss has come under scrutiny since last week’s home loss, which left United seventh in the Premier League table after taking a point out of a possible 12.
At his press conference ahead of United’s trip to Tottenham, Solskjaer was asked if he had spoken to former manager Alex Ferguson since the Liverpool loss, and if he thought he could get out of the situation. current and succeed as his former boss.
And he said, “Yeah, on both accounts. We had a trading day, and Alex came over to do some trading stuff. I met him and talked to him, just for a brief moment.
“I had a really bad time here as a player and when I was also a coach and manager.
âI’ve had to deal with setbacks, there have probably been at least two or three crises since I became manager here. One thing I can say is that I will always take my chances and fight back. “
Solskjaer also described a report that Paul Pogba, who was sent off in Liverpool’s game after coming off the bench at half-time, did not speak to him afterwards and suspended contract talks as “blatant lies “.
‘Lies’
Earlier this week, Pogba tweeted an image of the report’s title with the words “fake news” above it, and the message “big lies to make the headlines”.
“We expect to be criticized because with hands up the performance was not good enough, you expect to hear it from right, left and center,” Solskjaer said.
âBut we can’t accept when lies are made up, and Paul came to me and told me what he posted on his social media account.
“We’re better than that as a group. The culture is better, the environment is better. When it’s blatant lies, they have to stand up and say it. All opinions and reports, fine, but don’t don’t lie about players or me. “
Solskjaer admitted that the days since Liverpool’s loss had been tough, but said his players had a “good week” on the training ground ahead of the Tottenham game on Saturday.
“We need a reaction and it’s my job to put the players in the right frame of mind,” he said.
“I am responsible for the reaction, the result, the performance, and we worked on the pitch.
“We worked on everything that needs to be sorted out for a footballer – and it’s not just one element, it’s not just the mindset, it’s the game plan, the tactics , technically. We’ve had a good week and I feel the boys are ready to give their best. “
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