Ole Gunnar Solskjaer plays down his sack, says wont quit

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer refused to throw in the towel despite risking the sack after Man Utd’s disastrous defeat to Liverpool on Sunday.

Manchester United was thrashed 5-0 at home by Liverpool in one of the worst defeats in the club’s history.

Mohamed Salah hit a hat-trick, while Naby Keita and Diogo Jota also found the net as Liverpool ran riot against a Man Utd team that also had substitute Paul Pogba sent off.

It did not take long for Liverpool to take a 2-0 lead, doubling that before half-time with two Mohamed Salah goals. The forward completed his hat-trick early in the second half before Paul Pogba compounded Man Utd’s misery with a straight red card 15 minutes after coming on as a half-time substitute.

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer; Sky Sports

Sunday’s 5-0 loss was Man Utd’s third-largest home defeat in the Premier League and dramatically increases the pressure on Solskjaer’s tenure as United manager.

However, amidst talk that he risks being dismissed before Man Utd’s next game, Solskjaer remained buoyant despite admitting it was a dark day for the club.

Speaking to Sky sports after the humiliating defeat to Liverpool at Old Trafford, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer said;

“I have come too far, we have come too far as a group and we are too close to give up now,” he stated.

“We are at rock-bottom, we cannot feel any worse than this.

“We lost 6-1 to Spurs last season but this is miles worse. We have to get over it as quick as we can and move on.

“Man United should always try at home to stamp our authority in the game. “At 4-0 it was damage limitation. You go in at half-time having to score one every 15 minutes, I know these players are capable of it.

“The coaching staff are very good, brilliant, and I choose the way we approach the game. Today we were not clinical enough going forward and when you give good players spaces they score.

“It is the darkest day I have had leading these players. Not good enough individually or as a team.”

Man Utd now finds themselves down in the seventh position with only 14 points from nine games, already eight points behind league leaders Chelsea.