Published 10:22 IST, September 26th 2021
Manchester United loses 0-1 to Aston Villa, Solskjaer blames 'decision-making on VAR'
Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer faced strong criticism on social media after blaming his team's 0-1 loss to Aston Villa on bad decision making
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Manchester United manr Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has explained what went wrong for his side after ir heartbreaking 0-1 loss to Aston Villa at ir home stadium Old Trafford on Saturday.
United was awarded a penalty at 90+3rd minute of game against Aston Villa i.e. in extra time and onus was on star midfielder Bru Fernades to t only find back of net but also to find an all-important equaliser. Fernandes, however, much to dejection of team and its fans, sent ball soaring above bar and towards sky as Man United ended up on losing side.
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Ole Gunnar Solskjaer blames bad decision making for heartbreaking loss
"Well, you kw we started game well, aggressive, good on transition going forward quickly. Decision-making, execution in last third wasn't best and that cost us today and decision-making on VAR again cost us again", said Solskjaer during post-match interview.
Furrmore, rwegian football manr exuded confidence in his side and assured that 'Red Devils' will be well prepared for ir UEFA Champions League group fixture against Villareal on Wednesday.
"Every time you are defeated, you have to stand up for yourself, stand up for your team, fight for your team and we will, boys will and it's a big game, Champions League night and, we kw we've started our group badly so we will be ready", he added.
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neless, die-hard Manchester United fans were in mood to buy into it and urged team manr to stop coming up with excuses and instead work on having Plan B in place whenever Plan A fails. Here are some of reactions.
What's next for Manchester United?
After this loss, Manchester United w find mselves at fourth position in Premier League 2021/22 points table with four wins from six matches, including a loss and a draw, with 13 points to ir tally. y are set to host Spanish club Villarreal in UEFA Champions League group match on Wednesday.
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Meanwhile, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side would be hoping for a revival in ir Premier League fortunes when y lock horns with Everton at Old Trafford on Saturday.
10:22 IST, September 26th 2021