After the humiliation suffered by the Red Devils at home against Liverpool (0-5) this Sunday, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is more than ever on an ejection seat.
The United manager, despite the confidence of the Board, is in a more than unfavorable position and several names are starting to circulate in England to succeed him, such as those of Antonio Conte and Zinédine Zidane, both free and having been approached recently by Newcastle.
However, according to a former United legend, Gary Neville, now a consultant for Sky Sports, does not believe in an imminent dismissal of the Norwegian coach.
“The reason why I see him staying until next summer is the passive with José Mourinho and Louis Van Gaal.
They are not going to bring someone back in a hurry, especially since he has been working with this group for two years.
He needs a trophy at the end of the season.
At any other club he would be in trouble.
But because of what happened with Mourinho and Van Gaal, they're not going to do it now.
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Tough times at Manchester United.
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Although he admits having lived the "darkest day" since joining the Red Devils bench in 2018, Solskjaer said he "went too far to give up".
“We know we're at the bottom, we can't feel worse than that,” he said.
We'll see where we're going.
I have gone too far, we have gone too far as a group.
We're too close to give up now.
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United's biggest loss since 1985
Manchester United experienced their biggest defeat against Liverpool on Sunday afternoon since October 1895, when the Reds beat them 7-1 at Anfield. “It will be difficult to re-motivate the troops. Players will be depressed, but there is a lot of character, Solskjaer added. Assuming his "responsibilities in this defeat", the coach nevertheless explained: "We weren't good enough individually and as a team - you can't give those chances to a team like Liverpool, but unfortunately we did. We created openings, they had opportunities and they were clinical. "
Manchester United captain Harry Maguire has apologized to supporters, adding that the players should question themselves after the loss.
“It hurts,” he told BBC Sport.
The boys are devastated, it's not good enough, far from it.
Our fans supported us throughout the game.
We apologize to them, they deserve better.
We need to move forward and improve.
"Asked also at the end of the meeting, the goalkeeper of the Reds Devils, David de Gea, was satisfied with one:" We played like children!
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Koeman heckled
In Barcelona, the slap was less violent for Barça, beaten 2-1 by Real in the clasico at Camp Nou on Sunday night, but it is nonetheless stinging.
Beaten for the third time in three clasicos, a first for a coach since a certain O'Connell in 1940, the Dutch Blaugrana coach was briefly attacked by angry supporters after the defeat, facts condemned by the club Catalan on Twitter.
After the lost game at Camp Nou, Koeman was heckled by a few dozen people, who surrounded his car and cursed him as he left the stadium.
The Dutch technician slowed down to avoid any accidents, then managed to get away.
The scene, broadcast on social networks, lasted only a few seconds.
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While his post seemed threatened in September, Koeman had finally received the support of Barca president Joan Laporta, who had comforted him in his place.
But some of the supporters are still asking for the resignation of the Dutch coach, under contract until next summer, but still weakened by this new failure.
“We were good in the first half, controlling the game well,” said Koeman.
We had a great opportunity to take the lead and just the opposite happened.
The details have a big influence on the result and it is totally different to start with 1-0 than with 0-1.
"Koeman considers that he must" always demand more from the team, but we have shown that we are not inferior to Madrid.
We are getting closer and closer to winning a match against a great rival ”.
