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Man Utd boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer failed in bid to warn Scott McTominay and Fred of Newcastle counter-attack


Solskjaer could not get his message to his players (Picture: Getty)

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer tried and failed to warn his players about being caught on the counter-attack before Matty Longstaff scored Newcastle’s winner.

The Manchester United manager was seen trying to get Scott McTominay and Fred’s attention in the second half of the Premier League clash, and issued instructions to Andreas Pereira on the touchline.

Newcastle would eventually punish United on the counter-attack and Solskjaer confirmed his fears came true after trying to warn his players of the imminent threat.

‘We weren’t set up for the counter-attack,’ said Solskjaer.

The United boss wanted McTominay to drop deeper (Picture: Getty)

‘We conceded at least two goals – Everton away Wolves away – from our own corners, maybe two against Everton in one game.

‘And that shouldn’t happen and with the pace we’ve got, we should lock that corner down.

‘But it’s impossible to get the message across, because we gave the Newcastle fans something to cheer today, we gave them a game that they wanted, end-to-end at times.

‘We gave them too many counter-attacks, lifted their crowd, you could see they were behind their team, behind [Steve] Brucey and it was impossible for me to put one or two players where they should have been.

United slumped to another defeat (Picture: Getty)

‘There are players that try to organise it but couldn’t and when that happens, six or seven back in our own box, but we couldn’t defend that ball.

‘There were two attempts to tackle, from Dan [James] and Fred. We’re trying but lacking in that composure and that organiser there.’

After another dismal performance, United will have some respite from club action, as international fixtures take over for the next two weeks.





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