Before heading to Pastor Road on Saturday, the Norwegian has already been under tremendous pressure. Many people will feel that his position is now untenable, because another truly tragic afternoon is over. 4-1 fiasco.
Goalkeeper David De Gea prevented Ismerassal’s two penalties, but Claudio Ranieri’s Watford would not be rejected because Joshkin and Thrall both scored before the break Ball up.
The rarely used Donny van der Beck cut the score five minutes after halftime, but before Cristiano Ronaldo saw an effort to be ruled out of offside, Harry Maguire had two predeterminable goals in seven minutes. The offense was sent off by a red card.
Joao Pedro and Emmanuel Dennis brought pain to Manchester United in stoppage time in the second half, leaving the troubled Solskjaer’s future up in the air.
The manager apologized to the traveling fans at the end of the game, while midfielder Bruno Fernandez shook his head at those who booed disapproval and pointed out that the players should be blamed.
Solskjaer said: “I have feelings for the fans, and I have the same feelings as them-we are embarrassed to lose our way.”
“We know that our performance is very bad and the situation is very bad, but this is football. I know they will support anyone on the field every day. Sometimes you have to say sorry.”
Solskjaer dismissed the inevitable speculation about his future and added: “I work for the club and work for the club. I have been doing this for 18 years.
“We have a good communication. If the club is thinking about doing something, it is between me and the club.
“The result is not good enough, we know this. We have been unbeaten in 30 games away, and now we have lost two games in the rebound and have conceded four goals in both games, so of course there are some problems.”
After the intermission, Van der Beek and Anthony Martial played, Manchester United improved, but Solskjaer admitted that his team’s mentality must be questioned.
“The first half was very, very bad and we need to make the players have a better mentality at the start of the game, because in the second half when they seem to have nothing to lose, they played well,” he added.
“I have to say that you are surprised because all these guys are good guys and top players, but when things don’t go well, it’s hard to make a mental breakthrough. In the second half when we had nothing to lose, they played very hard. Great, scored a good goal, but of course it was not enough.”
Solskjaer told BBC Radio 5 Live when reflecting on Manchester United’s dismal performance: “It is difficult to explain. We are in a very bad time. We lack motivation, we are in a very bad time.
“The first half was so below the standards these players set for themselves. We let Watford easily enter the midfield. We got what we deserved.
“We definitely need something to happen. We are much better than what we showed.
“I believe in my employees, my players and myself.”
When asked if he was worried about his future at the club, he replied: “This is a discussion between the club and me.”
Supplementary report by the Press Association.
