MANCHESTER (Dagbladet): A small, desperate Ole Gunnar Solskjær had to watch three key players go off the pitch in the course of the first half, but still managed Manchester United to take a point against serieleder Liverpool at Old Trafford.
– Everything that could go wrong in the first place, went wrong. We had four injuries – we had to keep Marcus Rashford on the pitch – so it looked like it was going to be a tough afternoon, ” said Solskjær to the BBC right after the match.
After a strong second half, in a match that they only dropped one shot on goal through 90 minutes, it was a happy Norwegian who showed up at a press conference after having held Liverpool to 0-0.
questions about Solskjær seems it was a “drittkamp”, something Jürgen Klopp seemed to say to Solskjær, when they thanked for the fight, was the Norwegian disagree.
He can have his own opinion. I think we had a good game, we were fantastic defensively. Klopp is not happy when they just don’t have a shot on goal. Or they had maybe one, but it was a long shot then. I am satisfied with the performance, ” says Solskjær.
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About the injuries, “says Solskjær:
I have never seen similar with the three switches in the first place,” says Solskjær, and adds that he doesn’t know to the extent of some of the damage.
Learned a lot
one point does that Solskjær has taken 26 points in their first ten league games as United manager.
Former Chelsea coach Guus February, drogba scored had the previous record with 25 points.
the 26 points are also the same number as the José ^ the academic degree awarded took in the course of their 17 matches at the helm this season.
– I learned a lot about the players my. I learned a lot about Scott McTominay, as I have been waiting to try in a more offensive role. He was a Darren Fletcher in the day. He has not played since the 5. January, it is well, ” says Solskjær, and adds:
– Andreas Pereira did a wonderful game. I learned a lot about the character of the team, ” says Solskjær, at the same time he points out that he has never seen his United misplace so many simple balls like they did in the first place.
Skadekrisa
Already in the opening minutes, one could see clearly that Marcus Rashford had problems, but the first victim was Other interventions Herrera, who had to go out after 21 minutes played.
I don’t think he was designated as a target, but it was a part of misdemeanours. Normally, you’d taken him off after five min. Ankle his swelled up, but he would try to run it off. Then the other injuries came, we could not risk to take him, ” says Solskjær.
When it looked like Jesse Lingard to come in for Rashford soon after, there was in the place of Juan Mata who were walking off the pitch.
To switch into Lingard, gave rise to a risk. The englishman has struggled with an injury since the 2-0 loss against PSG, and just before the break, also had him go off the path.
Perhaps, but the decision was that he would play in 60 to 70 minutes, ” says Solskjær on the question of whether it was error to drop to Lingard.
Solskjær says that he is “a little surprised” about Rashford, who had to play the whole game, playing against Crystal Palace in the next league game.
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not that the injuries to United players was enough, had Liverpool striker Roberto Firmino put himself on the bench after a overtråkk in the first place.
Jürgen Klopp let not hide the fact that it was a strange battle that unfolded at Old Trafford in after dinner.
It was the worst time to face United. We started well with high pressure and pace, but then started skadekrisa. It cost us the rhythm. It was a full rar game. Rar speed. The first half was OK, but the second half was not as good, ” says Klopp at his press conference.
– We expect ourselves to play better football. WE could have won the match if we continued to play the way we started, ” says the German, adding that he did not know the extent to Firminos damage, other than that it is a ankelskade.
Brasilianeren left the stadium with crutches.
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