Ole Gunnar Solskjaer says red background at Old Trafford has affected home form
Updated: April 14 2021, 3.22pm
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer says the red stadium wrap at Old Trafford has been problematic (Martin Rickett/PA)
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer says Manchester United’s patchy home form is partly down to the fact his players were unable to see each other clearly due to the red stadium wrap at Old Trafford.
Tuesday marked 25 years to the day since Sir Alex Ferguson famously ordered his players to change from their grey kit to a blue-and-white strip midway through a 3-1 loss at Southampton.
Solskjaer joined United the season after the Dell debacle and raised the issue of spotting players ahead of Thursday’s Europa League quarter-final second leg against Granada at an empty Old Trafford.
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Zinchenko then fed Foden and, although his shot was parried by McCarthy, De Bruyne was on hand to thump home off the underside of the bar.
Southampton quickly drew level. Nathan Redmond did well to get between Aymeric Laporte and Dias and force a good save from Ederson.
The trouble continued for City from the resulting corner as Jannik Vestergaard tested Ederson with a powerful header and was fouled by Laporte in the process.
Referee Jon Moss pointed to the spot and Ward-Prowse fired down the middle.
Glad everyone made it safe after this huge storm of wind anyway great result, we just getting restarted come on City !! pic.twitter.com/sAvB7nPcur
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Ole Gunnar Solskjaer pleased with response as Scott McTominay scores winner
Scott McTominay scored Manchester United’s winner (Martin Rickett/PA)
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was pleased with his players’ attitude and focus as Manchester United progressed to the FA Cup quarter-finals with an extra-time win against West Ham.
Having seen victory ripped from their grasp with the last kick of the ball on Saturday, the Red Devils produced a positive response to that frustrating 3-3 Premier League draw against Everton.
United had to dig deep against former manager David Moyes’ in-form West Ham side, with substitute Scott McTominay meeting Marcus Rashford’s fine lay-off with a thumping strike to secure a 1-0 victory in extra time.