Speaking on talkSPORT, former Liverpool ace Danny Murphy has delivered stinging criticism of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s tactics at Manchester United.
What did he say?
The Red Devils have endured a difficult first half of the campaign thus far, finding themselves five points off the top four and with some particularly disappointing defeats to their name too. United have fallen to the likes of Crystal Palace, Newcastle and Watford this season, whilst they also fell short to rivals Arsenal on New Year’s Day.
And now, Murphy has questioned whether Solskjaer has the necessary quality to lead the Red Devils, despite acknowledging that he did well to hold Liverpool to a draw earlier in the campaign.
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He said: “It’s a difficult one in terms of how much blame to put on the manager, because there are games where he’s done well. They are the only team this season to get any points off Liverpool and the way he set them up (in that game) worked. United were the better team until Liverpool changed in the second half. Liverpool had to change to adapt to Man United. It was really clever from Ole.
“But too often he’s getting it wrong; there have been some really poor results and performances from Manchester United this season. Sometimes I think he’s out of his depth and they’ve got to bring someone in who has the capabilities and experience to manage Manchester United.”
Test of credentials
United’s campaign this season has been the absolute epitome of a Jekyll and Hyde team. One moment they can be brushing aside Premier League champions Manchester City, and the next minute, they can be falling to a club battling relegation like Watford.
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It’s that inconsistency that will be incredibly frustrating, with the Red Devils earning impressive results against the top-flight’s big boys, and enduring disappointing draws and defeats to the lesser lights. If Solskjaer is to receive criticism for when United end up losing, then surely he must be given a whole load of credit for beating the likes of City, Tottenham and Chelsea?
With this being the Norwegian’s first full campaign in charge of the club, perhaps judgement on his credentials be reserved for the end of the season.
Meanwhile, this Man Utd target’s big-game mentality is exactly what they need.