Man Utd boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer on Alex Telles availability for Instanbul Basaksehir tie
Manchester United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has opened up on Alex Telles ahead of his side’s Champions League clash with Instanbul Basaksehir. The Brazil international recently tested positive for coronavirus. And he’s been missing since the Red Devils’ 2-1 win over PSG two weeks ago.
Manchester United take on Instanbul Basaksehir on Wednesday night looking to bounce back.
They were beaten 1-0 by Arsenal on Sunday night, with Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scoring the only goal of the game from the penalty spot after Hector Bellerin was fouled inside the box.
That was United’s third Premier League defeat of the campaign, coming after losses to Crystal Palace and Tottenham.
In Europe, however, it’s been a different story. After being drawn in the ‘group of death’, Solskjaer’s side have beaten Paris Saint-Germain and RB Leipzig so far.
Telles missed the win over Leipzig after testing positive for coronavirus, with the Samba star also missing recent matches against Chelsea and Arsenal.
And, speaking ahead of Wednesday night’s showdown, Solskjaer has revealed Telles still needs to pass another test in order to feature.
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“What is probably annoying most people, it’s certainly annoying me, is the consistency of the players is not there – that’s why they’re getting inconsistent results!” he told talkSport.
“Two weeks ago people were calling for Ole‘s head, then last week after the 5-0 against Leipzig it was all ‘what a manager’, ‘stick by him’.
“I’ve got to say, the players have got to take responsibility. I know you need consistency of shape, but you need consistency of performance from players, and they’re just…
“One week they’re a nine or ten, the next week they’re four and five, and a top team can’t have that.
“But both the players and the manager have got a responsibility, really. You’ve got to get the best out of your players and make sure that’s week in, week out, otherwise Ole and every manager knows you’re going to be in trouble.
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“At Manchester United you have to win, every defeat is a crisis.
“You might get out of the mire with a 5-0 against Leipzig, but you know on a Thursday morning you’ve got to win on Sunday, or you’ll be back to being criticised.
“That’s how it works at big clubs. You get beat once and it’s like a morgue, it’s like a crisis. The players have to respond, but they’re not responding.
“Credit to Arsenal, I thought they were excellent. They were organised, disciplined, had intensity in and out of possession, which Manchester United couldn’t match.
“Yes, United are OK when they’re in possession but the problem, for me, is when they’re out of possession everyone is kind of all over the place.
“You see the discipline and organisation of Arsenal; consistency week in, week out gets consistency of performance, and that’s what Manchester United need!”
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