Sky Sports didn't show what Man Utd's Ole Gunnar Solskjaer told David De Gea vs Man City
Sky Sports didn’t show the advice Manchester United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer gave David De Gea during the club’s 3-1 Carabao Cup clash against Manchester City.
Man Utd: Solskjaer reacts to 3-1 defeat against Man City
Sky Sports failed to show Manchester United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer giving David De Gea some panicked instructions during the club’s 3-1 Carabao Cup defeat to Manchester City, reports say. The Red Devils slipped to a disappointing defeat and now face a huge fight to make the final.
Man Utd were outclassed by Man City during their Carabao Cup clash (Image: GETTY)
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“From their goal until half-time is the worst we’ve played,” he said.
“From the first goal until half-time we couldn’t cope. We let them play, our heads dropped, we made decisions we shouldn’t and it needed sorting at half-time.
“The second half was a good response – [but] it’s a steep mountain to climb.”
Solskjaer also opted to call out his United stars over their mentality, saying: “It’s natural your head goes down when you feel you’re not performing, but we’ve got to get out of it quicker – we’ve got to get to the second-half mentality quicker.
“It can’t be me coming in at half-time – that’s the learning this team [has do to]. We’ve got a young team.
“I’ve said it a few times but it’s not going to change between every press conference, that statement. I’m still in that phase.
“It’s a young team and we’re learning and these experiences must stick. And the second half gives me something to believe in because it’s respectable and a good second half.”
Meanwhile, former City star Micah Richards expressed a belief that United were naive and failed to press his old side as much as they should.
“Put in a tackle,” he said.
“If things are not going right, especially in a derby. When we used to play, we were the underdogs. We knew if we got in your faces we would make it hard for you.
“It is almost like when City went two, three up, they gave up a little bit, yes half-time changed it a bit.
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“As a footballer, make a few tackles, especially in a derby. I think United accepted defeat, yeah they got a goal back but it was a consolation. In the league, they dropped off, forced City to come to them and hit them on the counter attack.
“They got overexcited with that result in the league and underestimated how good a team City are. City won the league twice in a row and you have to respect that.
“There was no fight, there was no grit. No player was going round putting in a tackle and respecting how good a team City are.
“City, even when United won at the Etihad, City still had a lot of the ball but United were cuter in how they set up.
“Today it was like we beat City before, we can do it again and they got away from the basics that made them win the last game. They were a bit naive.”