Manchester United coach, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has revealed that he believes Manchester United’s spot in the EPL’s big six is currently shaky and might be lost if their present slide from the top of English football does not end soon.
Manchester United faced their seventh loss in nine games against Manchester City on Wednesday night, and it left United 24 points behind the league leaders.
Ole has said Manchester United might be overtaken by clubs like Wolves, Leicester and Everton if the right decisions are not taken quickly, on and off the pitch.
His words, “We can’t linger along many years because the Premier League is so competitive you’ll suddenly be caught up,”
“I’m concerned about lack of results and in times like this it’s not time to point fingers at anyone. We have got to stick together and the strange reality is we’re in a shout for top four.”
Roy Keane, speaking on TV said he feels the Manchester United players will throw Ole under the bus just like they did Jose Mourinho in the coming future.
Ole reacted, “With Roy I’ve always had a great relationship with him and I value his opinion very highly,”
“He’s got his opinion, we played together for many years, he’s a Man United guy, he hurts just as much as anyone else connected that we’re so far behind City.
“It’s my job that when we come back to preseason that I have the right characters in and around. When you’re at Man United the spotlight will be on you and you’ve got to make sure you come into work every single day with the effort like today. That’s your duty.”
“We’re three games away from end of the season, three points behind top four and no one would have given us a chance a few months ago,” said Solskjaer.
“We want to get into the top four. We’re not thinking or planning on Thursday nights [in the Europa League]. We’ll have to see on May 12 when it’s done.”
Rashford also said, “Today we didn’t play like Manchester United. It’s not right. The bare minimum is to work hard and give all for the badge, the supporters, the club and yourself,” Rashford said.
“It has been a tough road to get to where we are, to get there and not be putting up the same performances as we were in January is disappointing.
“We know what’s been going wrong, it’s mentality and willingness to run for your team. Forget the league and top four, you don’t lose this game. It’s that simple as a Manchester United fan. We [the players] never call each other out but we have to be real with each other.”
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