And then he takes off Greenwood who was actually playing well and replaces him with Fred ?! Baffling
Baffling indeed.
Rashford was having (yet another) stinker, and the game changing substitution involved bringing on the abysmal Fred, and moving Rashford out to the right where he was only likely to play even worse than he already was. I was left totally bemused.
I actually think Solskjaer was under the impression during the second half that it was only a matter of time. It’s not as though Villarreal were playing an expansive attacking game. They were very, very negative. If United had been anywhere near on song there was only one side in it.
But they weren’t. Rashford should have been hooked after an hour, but I just don’t think Solskjaer had faith in anyone on the bench. There was no Plan B in the event his best available eleven, all on the pitch, were not performing.
Is that the fault of the manager or the lack of depth in the squad? Last night, at least, I think there was blame on both sides.
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