End Of United Fans' Patience On Solskjaer's Performance
JAKARTA - Manchester United lost again, this time at Old Trafford from the Burnley mid-table team, Thursday morning WIB. The 2-0 score made the Red Devils supporters impatient with manager Ole Gunnar Solksjaer.
They then asked their beloved club to immediately replace Solskjaer with former Tottenham Hotspur coach Mauricio Pochettino.
"Enter Pochettino," shouted MU fans as quoted by the Football.London page.
Two goals from Chris Wood and Jay Rodriguez saw Burnley record their first win at Old Trafford in 58 years. This makes MU's hopes of entering the top four critical, which will be the last slot for the Champions League next season.
Former United defender Rio Ferdinand, who is now a BT Sport observer, did not hesitate to criticize his former club.
"I'm sitting here and to be honest, I'm ashamed," said Ferdinand on The Mirror's website. "The fans left the stadium after the 84th minute. That's embarrassing."
"It's a shame to be here. The way the team plays. Not just the way the team performs but I don't see what's coming. You don't see any way."
"About 600 million pounds have been spent on this squad, and for what? I don't see it there. I don't see that money, recruits, what has been brought."
The Red Devils had threatened at the start of the match when Aaron Wan-Bissaka often got space in the Burnley defense. He gave Anthony Martial a fine pass in the 15th minute, but the Frenchman failed to grab the ball.
Failure after United's failure continued and it was successfully maximized by Burnley in the 45th minute. Chris Wood was able to continue the ball from Ben Mee to break into United's goal that was escorted by David de Gea.
United conceded a second time in the 56th minute as Jay Rodriguez overcame Harry Maguire's strike and slotted the ball from inside the box.
The result made United stuck in fifth place with 34 points, while Burnley was ranked 13th and only four points adrift of United.