United's recent form has sparked discontent among fans, but manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is also aggrieved, complaining privately that the club did not bring in a new back for himself this summer, resulting in an uneven attack and defense of the squad.
Britain's Manchester Evening News revealed that Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was privately unhappy that United had not signed a midfielder at the summer transfer window, leaving him unable to get a completely stable squad. The manager had hoped for a new midfield signing this summer, but United were unable to achieve it due to a combination of factors.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's failure to address the imbalance between attack and defence at the back has had disastrous consequences, with United exhausted by their opponents in 11 games this season and only one clean sheet in their last 19 games.
But it has been reported that signing midfielders is not United's preferred signing position this summer, and there has been agreement within the club, with a winger and a centre-back being the first choice, and United have signed Sancho and Varane before cristiano Ronaldo returned.
As a result, although United have visited West Ham's Dekran Rice, Rennes's Eduardo Camaringa, Wolves' Ruben Neves and Atletico's Saul Neggs, none of them were brought in. Among them, England international Rice was priced at 100 million pounds, which was too expensive to buy; Camarvin was heartbroken to Real Madrid and eventually landed at the Bernabeu; Neves and Saul, because Manchester United spent the transfer fee on Cristiano Ronaldo, and finally did not have the opportunity to join.
In addition, United deny interest in Monaco's 21-year-old French back Joan Ameni, as Pogba has not left the squad, so the club believes that the introduction of a new back is not a necessity, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer already has midfielders such as McTomine, Fred, Matic, Pogba and Van der Beek, and even loaned Andreas Pereira and James Garner out.
During Solskjaer's time in charge, United have brought in 14 new players for him and invested almost £500 million in transfer fees of £461.3 million. The defensive back, which is the only one of them that has not brought in new signings, is thought to be Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's last excuse.
But at least until the winter transfer window opens in January, Solskjaer has to figure out how to solve the problem on his own, and another dilemma he faces is the low morale of the team. ESPN revealed that after the loss to Leicester City, the dressing room was filled with a fog of sadness and a dead silence (flat). United's stars are worried about the recent defeat and fear that the team will collapse in the next devil's schedule, and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer also admitted that goalkeeper De Gea, despite conceding four goals, is the best performer, reflecting the team's troubles.
Not only that, but Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's Manchester United number one favourite Marcus Rashford was also unhappy with his remarks. The boss recently commented on england's demon star that he should "prioritize football", suggesting that he may have spent too much energy on philanthropy, which earned him the Order of the British Zoe and the Honorary Doctorate of the University of Manchester, but caused controversy among fans.
But Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's reminder to pay more attention to football made Rashford's agent team, his two brothers, very angry, and "The Athletic" reported that The Athletic's advisory board believes that he is one of the team's most desperate players, fighting with injuries for nearly a year, and can be said to have been unable to play harder. So, the manager's statement frustrated him, and Manchester United insisted that the manager did not mean to offend, but his statement was misinterpreted.
Although Rashford did not resent the manager because of this, or affect the relationship between the two, at this moment, this incident is certainly not a good thing for Manchester United, which is already under a lot of pressure.