Ole Gunnar Solskjaer admitted he is worried Manchester United’s luck might run out after they scraped past West Ham United on Saturday evening.
Paul Pogba’s brace bailed out United as the Red Devils stuttered to a fortuitous 2-1 win at OId Trafford.
Getty
2
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer admitted his side were fortunate to win on Saturday
Tuesday’s huge Champions League quarter-final challenge in Barcelona looms large, but attention first turned to securing a return to European football’s top table next season.
United moved within two points of the top four as a pair of Pogba penalties sealed victory at Old Trafford, but those in attendance will know how fortunate Solskjaer’s side were to have secured a point, never mind three.
Felipe Anderson saw an early opener wrongly ruled out for offside, but the Brazilian cancelled out Pogba’s contentiously-awarded penalty shortly after half-time as the Hammers capitalised on David De Gea’s poor throw.
The United goalkeeper made amends as Manuel Pellegrini’s men pushed for a winner, producing an outstanding one-handed save from Michail Antonio shortly after the West Ham substitute rattled the goalframe.
2
The Norwegian celebrates with matchwinner Paul Pogba
Yet the visitors returned to the capital empty-handed after Pogba smashed home his second spot-kick to keep up United’s top-four charge on an evening when the performance clearly alarmed Solskjaer.
“You want to win games, especially at this stage of the season, you know that points are so vital,†Solskjaer said.
“We know we didn’t perform and we know we should perform better, but we’ve got away with three points.
“I’ve been in that dressing room so many times on the other side and the other coach says, ‘We played well today but…’
MOST READ IN FOOTBALL
“If you keep playing this, you’ll get enough points- that’s what I would say to Manuel. If they keep performing, they’ll get results.
“But if we keep performing like this, our luck might run out so we have to get better performances.
“But then again sometimes, it’s better to be lucky than good.â€
Next article Aston Villa captain Jack Grealish hailed by ecstatic fans for stunning individual goal against Rotherham. for fans' racial abuse of Juventus
Aston Villa's Jack Grealish is PUNCHED by pitch invader at
Chelsea midfielder Ruben Loftus-Cheek appears to be a major doubt for the Europa League final after he was injured in the club's 3-0 friendly win over the New England Revolution.
Ruben Loftus-Cheek will miss Europa League final after
Former Newcastle Jet Andy Brennan has become the first Australian male soccer player to announce he is gay, becoming only the second man in any of the nation's major professional sporting codes
Andy Brennan is first male Australian footballer to come out
As the New England Patriots and Los Angeles Rams play in a general estimate of where they expect each team to land in the months to come. have a full season of playcalling experience at
England national football team - Wikipedia
Jason Cundy rips into Chelsea fan who calls talkSPORT trying to defend racist Mohamed Salah chant by: 161385360554578 — Talk Sport 12 Apr Jason Cundy has furiously blasted a Chelsea fan who called talkSPORT to defend a racist chant about Liverpool star Mohamed Salah.
Chelsea fan tries to defend racist Salah chant; Jason Cundy
League One play-off final: LIVE and exclusive talkSPORT coverage of Charlton vs Sunderland - preview, match d 2 hours ago The two sides were both Premier League stalwarts for several seasons in years gone by before their demise.
Safe standing imminent at a 'number' of Premier League stadiums, talkSPORT told Ferco Seating's Managing Director, Michael Burnett, has revealed clubs are in talks with the company over rail seating installations
Premier League Football Fixtures and Results - talkSPORT
Harry Kane injury: Tottenham forward risks multiple long-term absences EVERY season, says Tony Cascarino talkSPORT - 10 Apr 2019 Harry Kane looks set for another spell on the sidelines having left Tottenham's Champions League defeat of Manchester City on crutches. More
Thousands offered blood pressure drugs as threshold reduced
Liverpool fans mock Philippe Coutinho and Luis Suarez on Twitter after historic Champions League comeback. of one of the greatest strikers to ever play for Liverpool stood next to Luis Suarez.
Liverpool fans react to picture of Philippe Coutinho and Luis
Manchester United have agreed to sign Daniel James from Swansea, the Premier League club have announced. James, the Wales winger, makes the step up from the Championship in a deal worth a reported £18million, after a stunning breakthrough season in Wales.
Swansea's Daniel James to join Manchester United as clubs
Luis Suarez has warned Liverpool supporters he WILL celebrate against them if he scores on Wednesday. Barcelona welcome the Reds to Camp Nou in the Champions League semi-final, with Suarez set to
Luis Suárez promises not to celebrate scoring against
Barcelona captain Lionel Messi will likely be 100% fit to play Manchester United in the Champions League next month after an injury scare. The five-time Ballon d'Or winner picked up a groin
Messi says he's been playing through groin injury pain since
Tottenham Hotspur Stadium is a stadium that serves as the home for Tottenham Hotspur in north London, replacing the club's previous stadium, White Hart Lane.It has a capacity of 62,062, making it one of the largest stadiums in the Premier League and the largest club stadium in London.
Tottenham unveil plans to play at new stadium before
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer explains Manchester United team selection vs Man City. Man Utd have made five changes from the side which lost to Everton ahead of their Premier League fixture against
Manchester United vs Manchester City: Pep Guardiola unhappy
No comments:
Post a Comment