5 most humiliating defeats suffered by Manchester United under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer
Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has finally parted ways with the club and it is something that was inevitable given the club's poor form this season. The Red Devils have struggled immensely in the Premier League and are already out of the Carabao Cup.
Much of the criticism has been thrown Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's way given Manchester United have struggled to have a defined style of football. Despite being given a number of chances, the Norwegian has failed to turn things around.
Manchester United under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer saw some humiliating results
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer spent almost three years as Manchester United's manager and while he did decent initially, the desired targets were not met. During his tenure as the Red Devils' manager, the club saw some mind-boggling results.
Manchester United were at times badly humiliated by the opposition and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer had no answers to it. Given the high standards at the club, these were deemed to be beyond poor results. On that note, let's take a look at some of the most humiliating results under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.
#5 Leicester City (Premier League: 4-2)
Manchester United and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer were facing a lot of heat at the start of October this year. The Red Devils failed to capitalize on results against weaker teams. As such, the pressure was on them to turn things around when they were to face Leicester City at the King Power stadium on 16th October, 2021.
Despite the Foxes starting brightly, Manchester United took the lead through a stunning long-range goal from Mason Greenwood. However, former Leicester defender Harry Maguire gave the ball away cheaply which allowed Youri Tielemans to equalize in even better fashion.
Manchester united last FIVE EPL matches
❌ 4-2 vs Leicester
❌ 5-0 vs Liverpool
✅ 3-0 vs Spurs
❌ 2-0 vs Man. City
❌ 4-1 vs Watford
ONE WIN in five matches for Ole in the EPL https://t.co/VUNBf3pSE2
Leicester shifted gears in the second half and took the lead through Caglar Soyuncu in the 78th minute. Manchester United substitute Marcus Rashford equalized just four minutes later. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer thought the match was heading for a draw but the Foxes had other plans.
Jamie Vardy scored immediately after the equalizer with Paston Daka adding one more in injury time to add more misery for Manchester United. The Red Devils looked outclassed in almost every department. The loss came after a defeat and draw to Aston Villa and Everton respectively, piling up more pressure on Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.
#3 Villarreal (UEFA Europa League Final: 1-1 (11-10))
Manchester United, under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, reached their first final under the Norwegian's reign in the 2020-21 Europa League final. They faced Villarreal, who were managed by former Arsenal manager Unai Emery.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer had the better squad and they were the likely candidates to win the final. But their hopes were dented when Gerard Moreno scored in the 29th minute. Edinson Cavani stepped up and scored in the 55th minute to equalize. Post that, the match was quite dull with no team able to create enough to make the difference.
Manchester United meet Villarreal in Europe again today.
Throwback to their 21-penalty shootout in the Europa League final in May 🤯
(via @EuropaLeague)
https://t.co/zPjov8Kbrr
The game eventually went to the penalty shootout. All 10 outfield players from both Manchester United and Villarreal scored their respective penalties and it all came down to the goalkeepers. Geronimo Rulli scored for the Yellow Submarines but David De Gea could not score for the Red Devils.
In a game where Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's men should have dominated and won comfortably, they struggled to score. What made the loss so humiliating was that United were the better side on paper and they still failed to lift some much-needed silverware.