Pundit accuses Ole Gunnar Solskjaer of ‘big mistake’ at Man United
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer made a “big mistake” by allowing Alexis Sanchez to leave Manchester United, according to former Liverpool FC star Danny Murphy.
The Chile international completed a season-long loan move to Serie A giants Inter Milan back in August to end his unhappy spell at Manchester United.
Sanchez’s departure followed Romelu Lukaku’s big-money move to Inter Milan, where the Belgian striker linked up with ex-Chelsea FC boss Antonio Conte.
Manchester United have been left with Anthony Martial, Marcus Rashford and Mason Greenwood as their only recognised strikers left in the squad,
Both Martial and Rashford have struggled with injury problems this term to leave Solskjaer short on options up front.
The Red Devils have only managed to score five times in their last six Premier League games to highlight their problems in attack.
Former Liverpool FC midfielder Murphy believes Solskjaer made a huge error allowing Sanchez to leave Manchester United.
“Some serious questions need to be asked on how United let both Lukaku and Sanchez leave without being replaced,” Murphy told Sportingbet.
“There’s next to no strength and depth at the club, so there’s not much they can change. The pressure is starting to pile up on a select few players to deliver and that pressure increase after every loss.
“It was a big mistake letting Sanchez leave. He hadn’t had a great time at Utd, but I feel Mourinho played a big part in that and this could have been a fresh season for him.
“He’s not a player that had to prove himself, everyone is aware what he can deliver when firing on all cylinders.
“In these situations, you need to have your experienced players in the changing room and Utd have lost two big figures in Sanchez and Lukaku, without replacing them”
Manchester United failed to register a shot on target in their goalless draw with Dutch side AZ Alkmaar in the Europa League on Thursday night.
The Red Devils haven’t won the Premier League title since 2013 and have failed to finish in the top four on a regular basis since then.
Solskjaer took over the reins of the club on a permanent basis back in March.
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