Manchester United Manager, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has taken a swipe at the referee that officiated their league match against bottom-placed Sheffield United at Old Trafford
Solskjaer says there were lots of irregularities and questionable calls made by the referee which not only contributed to his team’s defeat but brought disrepute to the game
Manchester United saw their Premier league title hopes take a mighty blow on Wednesday after a shock 2-1 defeat by the Blades
The Chris Wilders men were written off but managed to infict a first loss on United since their 1-0 beating from Arsenal in November 2020
Manchester city now have the chance to extend their lead over Solskjaer’s men by four points if they win their game at hand
Solskjaer made six changes to the team that won against Liverpool on the FA Cup and this led to a disjointed performance against the bottom placed team in the premier league
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Kean Bryan opened scoring at Old Trafford after a header before former Blades star Harry Maguire equalised in the second half
United have developed the habit of coming back when they are a goal down this season but they could not manage it on Wednesday night when Oliver Burke struck the winner with fifteen minutes to go
Solskjaer was unhappy with the referee, though after a number of decisions went against the Red Devil’s
Anthony Martial had a goal ruled out after Maguire was adjudged to have fouled Aaron Ramsdale but Solskjaer believes Bryan should have had his goal disallowed too for a similar reason
Solskjaer says with this inconsistency in Officiating the outcome of the league will be unpredictable
This is Manchester United’s first defeat I’m the premier league since November but Solskjaer was unhappy with the manner of their loss
Editor Paul Akhagbemhe
