PSG prove too good for Manchester United as they hammer the Red Devils at Old Trafford.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was handed his first defeat as Manchester United manager by a PSG side that was a class above his side.
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“First half, both teams looked at each other, and there really wasn’t too much in it. But when they got the first goal … it was a poor goal to give away … but then they got the momentum and started to control the game. ” said Solskjaer
“You can see that we have not played in games at this level for a while, and we will have to learn from the experience. It is not going to be a season-defining one for us, it is one we are going to learn from. Injuries are not a reason, we had quality players to come on.” he continued.
“Let’s hope Jesse and Anthony are not too serious, they are muscle injuries so we have to wait a couple of days. Paul is trying to get his body across, and Alves is clever enough to put his foot in there so he hits him. I know he just wanted to shield the ball, but he’s unlucky and it hits him on the knee. Mountains are there to be climbed, aren’t they? You can’t lay down and say this is over. We are going to have to go there and play a good game, believe in ourselves. But today was a reality check.”
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Reality check
Solskjaer’s Manchester United came into this game in red hot form. They won 10 of their last 11 games. Last night, however, they came up against one of Europe’s best teams.
It was men against boys. PSG, without Neymar and Cavani, looked comfortable for most of the game. Manchester United were outclassed in the midfield. Thomas Tuchel tasked Marquinhos to man-mark Paul Pogba and he did a fantastic job. Pogba couldn’t affect the game the way he’d been doing in the past weeks. His frustration culminated in a red card after getting his second yellow in the 93rd minute of the game.
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