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Man Utd news: Sky Sports pundit reveals the ‘only’ negative of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer so far
OLE GUNNAR SOLSKJAER’s only negative of his short Manchester United reign so far is the absence of a clean sheet.
That is the verdict of former England winger turned Sky Sports pundit Sue Smith.
Solskjaer has won his first three games in interim charge of Manchester United.
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The Red Devils have scored 12 goals in those matches, dispatching Cardiff, Huddersfield and Bournemouth.
Smith has been impressed by what she has seen of the new-look United team.
I think the only negative is the fact they haven’t kept a clean sheet
She has noticed an improvement in midfielder Nemanja Matic.
But she admits Solskjaer would want to get a clean sheet on the board as soon as possible.
“It’s been a complete transformation hasn’t it,” Smith said.
“Three games, three wins, 12 goals.
“I think the only negative is the fact they haven’t kept a clean sheet. I think that’s something Solskjaer wants to improve.
“But they’ve turned from a reactive, negative side that looked to counter-attack teams to a team that is very pro-active, they win the ball high up the field.
“You look at the midfielders, Matic I was probably critical of him earlier in the season, sideways, backwards passer.
“Yesterday, every time he got the ball he was on the half-turn, looking to go forward.
“Rashford, Pogba, Lingard, you can go through the team, unbelievable.
“Those forward runs make such a difference and that’s what Manchester United were doing yesterday.”
Solskjaer will look to make it four wins from four when United visit old rivals Newcastle on Wednesday (8pm).