‘I am getting close to what I want,’ United boss Ole says after humiliating defeat

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer says he believes he’s on track with Manchester United and has come too far to give up after their humiliating 5–0 defeat at home to Liverpool on Sunday.

Naby Keita and Diogo Jota put Liverpool 2–0 up before Mohamed Salah scored a hattrick to seal a comfortable victory for the Reds at Old Trafford.

Solskjaer said the loss is his “darkest day” as manager but will carry on.

“I have come too far to give up. I am not built that way,” he told BBC Radio 5 live.

“The feeling we have had is we were getting where we wanted to be but in the last few weeks results haven’t come and we have hit a brick wall. We have conceded too many easy goals and that is a concern.

“I am still thinking about tomorrow’s work, we are all low. This is the lowest I have been but I accept the responsibility, that is mine and mine going forward.”

Despite Sunday’s defeat, Solskjaer says he has no doubt he can guide Manchester United to better times ahead.

“I do believe in myself, I do believe I am getting close to what I want with the club,” added Solskjaer, who took over as manager of the Red Devils in 2018.

“The results lately haven’t been good enough. Hands up, that brings doubt in anyone’s mind but I have to keep strong and I do believe in what we have been doing.”

The victory was Liverpool’s biggest win at Old Trafford in their history.

However, for Manchester United, it was their biggest loss in this fixture since October 1895, when Liverpool beat them 7-1 at Anfield, and was the first time they have lost by a margin of five or more goals at Old Trafford without scoring themselves since 1955.

The results means Manchester United are seventh in the Premier League, seven points behind Liverpool who are second.