Manchester United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer lamented his side’s poor performance after they lost 2-1 to Sheffield United.
The win for the Blades leaves them still bottom of the table but three points closer to safety. As for United, they remain one point behind leaders Manchester City, who have a game in hand on their city rivals.
Sloppy errors at the back from, amongst others, captain Harry Maguire and experienced goalkeeper David de Gea, saw the side fall behind early in the first half and then lose the game after Maguire’s equaliser had given them hope of another comeback.
Solskjær said: “We had all the possession but conceded two bad goals. We didn’t create enough. There was no magic, no space to run into. They defended well, fair play to them. We didn’t have the right ideas or solutions.”
The Norwegian complained that his ‘keeper had been fouled in the build-up to his first goal with no foul given, while United had a goal chalked off for a similar incident at the other end as Anthony Martial tapped in following Maguire challenging Sheffield United’s goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale.
“Sharp runs into him [De Gea] and at the other end it was no foul. That’s two mistakes by the referee [Peter Bankes],” he said.
“But the second goal we conceded is so poor. But no big inquest as we have seen so many results out of character this season.”
Sheffield United manager Chris Wilder said: “There’s not been many moments for us this season. The players are jumping about in there and they have every right to, it’s been a tough old season but I’ll bring them back down to earth tomorrow.”