Solskjaer sends message to Man United players over pressure performances

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer believes Manchester United have been piqued by the criticism of their type into beating Everton.

United had misplaced their earlier two matches to Arsenal and Istanbul Basaksehir and it emerged the membership had approached Mauricio Pochettino about changing Solskjaer as supervisor.

Solskjaer has developed a knack for presiding over pivotal outcomes when underneath the cosh as United supervisor, incomes a creditable draw with Liverpool final 12 months and guiding his aspect to wins over Tottenham and Manchester Metropolis in the identical week, in addition to victory at Chelsea two months later. Whenever, doubts have been mounting over his future.

United are nonetheless solely 13th within the Premier League desk with a minus purpose distinction however the defeat of Everton – fourth at kick-off – reiterated Solskjaer’s penchant for strain performances.

“We would like extra consistency,” Solskjaer careworn. “We need to kick on and go on a run and climb the desk and qualify within the Champions League.

“Nobody likes to be criticised. I do not assume my gamers prefer to be criticised so after all they’re going to come back out and present what they’re about.

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“My job is to ensure that guard is up each time and don’t drop that guard, do not go into any recreation with ‘this recreation goes to be simple’. We won’t simply outplay groups, we have now to outfight and outrun groups as properly.

“Right now was an distinctive efficiency for a very long time after a troublesome week for the boys.”

Solskjaer was outraged United’s journey to Everton was scheduled for a 12.30pm kick-off on a Saturday after they travelled to Istanbul for a Wednesday evening Champions League tie in opposition to Basaksehir.

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“I pushed my membership to essentially struggle the kick-off time on this one to provide us a minimum of half an opportunity,” Solskjaer defined. “It was quashed and chosen [for 12.30 on the Saturday].

“There are too many severe accidents within the Premier League this season already that could be psychological or bodily fatigue. Being late in a sort out otherwise you’re fatigued and also you tire your self.

“We would like this product to be greatest in world. It’s at instances, it is so thrilling however we don’t need it to hurt any gamers. These are troublesome instances for everybody and we have to take care of everybody typically.”