Solskjaer gives brutal assessment of Man Utd reality check against PSG Ole Gunnar Solskjaer admitted that Manchester United have received a reality check following their 2-0 loss to PSG. Second half goals from Presnel Kimpembe and Kylian Mbappe condemned the Red Devils to a 2-0 defeat in the first leg of their Champions League Round of 16 clash. To make matters worse, Paul Pogba was shown a red card in the last minute after a second bookable offence, meaning the star midfielder will miss the second leg in Paris. It’s the first time United have lost under caretaker boss Solskjaer, who nonetheless kept a positive outlook. He told BT Sport: “They had the momentum after the first goal and controlled the game. You could see that we hadn’t played at this level for a while and we will have to learn. It was an experience that can go either way, it’s not going to be a season defining one, it’s one we have to learn from.” United lost Jesse Lingard and Anthony Martial to injury before the second half began, but Solskjaer insisted that the injuries could not be used as an excuse for the defeat. “You can’t say that’s a reason, we had quality players to come on but Lingard and Martial give us something and let’s hope they are not too serious. They are muscle injuries, we have to wait a couple of days.” The caretaker boss also defended Pogba, despite his dismissal. “Paul Pogba is trying to get his body across and Dani Alves is clever enough to put his foot in there. Paul wants to shield the ball, he’s unlucky.” Solskjaer wasn’t too downbeat after the game though, and believes United still have a chance of progressing. “Mountains are there to be climbed, you can’t lay down and say this is over. We will go there, play our game and improve from today. “Today is a reality check for us.” Get the latest personalised Red Devils products on our new TEAMtalk Man Utd shop! The post Solskjaer gives brutal assessment of Man Utd reality check against PSG appeared first on teamtalk.com.

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer admitted that Manchester United have received a reality check following their 2-0 loss to PSG.

Second half goals from Presnel Kimpembe and Kylian Mbappe condemned the Red Devils to a 2-0 defeat in the first leg of their Champions League Round of 16 clash.

To make matters worse, Paul Pogba was shown a red card in the last minute after a second bookable offence, meaning the star midfielder will miss the second leg in Paris.

It’s the first time United have lost under caretaker boss Solskjaer, who nonetheless kept a positive outlook.

He told BT Sport: “They had the momentum after the first goal and controlled the game. You could see that we hadn’t played at this level for a while and we will have to learn. It was an experience that can go either way, it’s not going to be a season defining one, it’s one we have to learn from.”

United lost Jesse Lingard and Anthony Martial to injury before the second half began, but Solskjaer insisted that the injuries could not be used as an excuse for the defeat.

“You can’t say that’s a reason, we had quality players to come on but Lingard and Martial give us something and let’s hope they are not too serious. They are muscle injuries, we have to wait a couple of days.”

The caretaker boss also defended Pogba, despite his dismissal.

“Paul Pogba is trying to get his body across and Dani Alves is clever enough to put his foot in there. Paul wants to shield the ball, he’s unlucky.”

Solskjaer wasn’t too downbeat after the game though, and believes United still have a chance of progressing.

“Mountains are there to be climbed, you can’t lay down and say this is over. We will go there, play our game and improve from today.

“Today is a reality check for us.”

 

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