After the “darkest day” of his career, Manchester United coach Ole Gunnar Solskjaer came under increasing pressure, but he ruled out a resignation. “I am devastated. We know we’re at rock bottom, it can’t get any worse. But we’ve had dark days here before and have always recovered, ”said the United coach after the 5-0 humiliation by Liverpool FC.
Cristiano Ronaldo’s team delivered one of the worst performances in the Solskjaer era on Sunday, with Manchester, seventh in the table, eight points behind leaders Chelsea. Nevertheless, Solskjaer is combative. “I don’t think about giving up. We have come too far as a group for that and we are now too close to give up, ”said the 48-year-old Norwegian.
Never in the history of the Premier League have ManUnited lost higher to arch-rivals Liverpool at Old Trafford. Captain Harry Maguire apologized to the fans. “We have to see how we can do better and then stick together as a unit,” said the central defender: “The season is just beginning.”
Ronaldo apologizes to fans
United had to play against Liverpool for half an hour after a red card for Paul Pogba (60th). Ronaldo also received a lot of criticism after a frustration foul. “Cristiano Ronaldo is going mad,” wrote the Italian “Corriere dello Sport”.
The five-time world footballer wrote on Instagram: “Sometimes the result is not what we fight for. And that’s up to us, just us, because nobody else is to blame. ”The fans deserve something“ better, much better ”. It remains to be seen whether the reparation will be successful, because difficult tasks await the “Red Devils”. In the league, the games against Tottenham and ManCity are on the program. In between, United is visiting Atalanta in the Champions League.
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