Man City took pity on United despite Old Trafford win - Solskjaer is on borrowed time
Daily MailManchester United were so bad, the gulf between these two so vast, that Manchester City almost scored a hatful when they weren’t even trying to. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was unable to get anything from his United players as City ran riot Guardiola told his players to keep the ball, make United run about after it — something they are not particularly skilled at, it must be noted — and the points were theirs. When United are ‘back’ — whatever that might look like given ever-dwindling expectations — November 6 will just become another day when their rivals turned up and beat them. ‘Except for 10 minutes of the second half, the other 80 minutes were absolutely under control.’ Listening to Guardiola start off by saying ‘let me be gentle,’ when asked about United’s rigid back five was to notice a man taking pity on Solskjaer and it’s all a bit sad. The City fans less so, rolling out their Solskjaer setlist with vim: asking him to give them a wave, praising his driving abilities, wildly pleading for ‘five more years’.