The hosts merely confirmed an apathetic stage of depth with particular person errors and an absence of group that was brutally exploited by a ruthless opponent.
Solskjaer’s face at full-time confirmed a person with the load of the world on his shoulders, trying virtually shocked by what he had witnessed inside the partitions of Previous Trafford.
“It isn’t simple to say one thing aside from it is the darkest day I’ve had main these gamers and we weren’t adequate, individually and as a group,” he stated after the match, along with his facet slipping all the way down to seventh within the Premier League, eight factors behind leaders Chelsea and 7 behind Liverpool.
“You possibly can’t give a group like Liverpool these possibilities, sadly we did. The entire efficiency wasn’t adequate, that is for certain.”
As he walked down the tunnel, Solskjaer clapped these followers who stayed to point out assist to the group, although some had even left at half-time with Liverpool 4-0 up.
As Liverpool’s touring assist taunted Solskaer — “Ole’s on the wheel” — boos rang out from the remainder of the stadium with followers livid with the group’s show.
Solskjaer will at all times be a legend on the membership for his performances there as a participant however there are fears that his managerial regime is tarnishing that after nice legacy.
From the proof offered from performances this season, United look approach wanting its competitors, each tactically and mentally.
There was an indiscipline as nicely on Sunday — Paul Pogba crimson carded shortly after he got here on as a second-half substitute for an terrible deal with on Naby Keita.
That deal with resulted in Keita, who had scored Liverpool’s first aim, being stretchered off.
Liverpool beneath Jurgen Klopp, Manchester Metropolis beneath Pep Guardiola and Chelsea beneath Thomas Tuchel have all excelled approach past the degrees of United.
These three golf equipment have world class managers on the helm. All three have proven exponential improvement beneath their managers and have gained trophies because of that teaching and management — United’s present type suggests Solskjaer is developing quick.
“We have now to essentially recover from this as shortly as we are able to and transfer on,” Solskjaer added, remaining defiant that he’s nonetheless the suitable man for the job.
“You are not a robotic, in fact. I am devastated and I am as little as I’ve ever been after I’ve been at this unbelievable soccer membership.
“We have had darkish days right here earlier than and we have at all times bounced again. I’ll at all times bounce again, it doesn’t matter what the scenario is now.”
With many followers now turning towards the supervisor and only a few indicators of issues getting higher on the pitch, Solskjaer is going through a really unsure future.
His should now plan to navigate his wounded facet previous Tottenham and Manchester Metropolis in United’s subsequent two league video games — a daunting prospect for a group that has struggled to manage towards high quality gamers in current weeks.
Any extra embarrassing defeats and you are feeling the writing might be on the wall for Solskjaer.
