Man Utd manager Solskjaer can't fault for his players for West Ham loss | OneFootball

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·23 September 2021

Man Utd manager Solskjaer can't fault for his players for West Ham loss

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Manchester United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was full of praise for his players, despite crashing out of the Carabao Cup against West Ham United.

The Red Devils created a lot of opportunities in the third round clash at home, but were unable to get past the Hammers' defenders and goalkeeper.


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West Ham came away with a 1-0 win, and could have added to their solitary goal with several late opportunities on the counter-attack. Both teams rotated heavily for the midweek game.

"It was a poor start again, that needs addressing," Solskjaer told Sky Sports.

"After that we played well for long periods and gave it a good go. Stats don't mean anything but when you've got 27 shots you know the boys have given it a good go.

"We didn't create big chances but we created pressure. Mason Greenwood had a big chance but sometimes that pressure doesn't come to anything. Of course, in the last few minutes we had to go gung-ho and they could have scored another.

"You want to go through but it's a long season. Everyone gave it a good go. I can't fault their attitude. We've got big games coming up and that's the decision we made.

"We're at the start of the season, we know it's going to be a long journey. Champions League, FA Cup, Premier League - we've got lots of games.

"We just keep doing what we're doing to try and get results. We've started the season OK, apart from being out of this cup, which isn't great. And we haven't had a good result in Europe, but we'll be ready for Saturday."

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