What Man Utd players thought about Mikel Arteta in Arsenal Premier League defeat
Manchester United were outclassed by Arsenal last weekend.
The Red Devils managed to test Bernd Leno just twice throughout the match, with the Gunners picking up all three points courtesy of a penalty from Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.
The Gabon international scored from the spot after Paul Pogba fouled Hector Bellerin inside the area, consigning the home side to a third Premier League defeat of the season in the process.
In the aftermath, talk of Solskjaer being sacked has started to gather volume.
The Norwegian also oversaw his side’s 2-1 Champions League defeat to Istanbul Basaksehir in the week and Mauricio Pochettino has been sounded out about the possibility of taking over as a result.
And the Daily Mail say that, during last weekend’s loss to Arsenal, players thought Solskjaer was being shown up by Arteta on the touchline.
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Meanwhile, former Arsenal star Ian Wright recently expressed a belief United would be challenging for the Premier League title if they had Arteta as manager – instead of Solskjaer.
Speaking on Wrighty’s House podcast, he said: “Can I just say something, I’m just going to blast it in: If Arteta is managing Man United they are challenging.
“Because, for me now I’ve got to the point where, when you look at the inconsistency of Man United with the components they have, the team that they have, what they should be doing.
“We’re talking about [Paul] Pogba here, World Cup winner, you’ve got [Axel] Tuanzebe who can’t even get on the pitch after marking arguably two of the most exciting and brilliant players in the world.
“He’s using two holding midfielders when if he’s playing Tuanzebe he doesn’t need that!
“And you’ve got a manager who, for me, is playing off of vibes, he’s managing off of pure vibes.
“Look at what Arteta has done in his time at Arsenal. We’re seeing coaching change, we’re seeing coaching on the field, we’re seeing impact.
“Look at [Mohamed] Elneny, came out of the blue, found him and said, ‘He can do this for me, he can do that for me’. He’s making the parts work.
“And looking at Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, who’s got a Man United team with this [Alex] Telles – I think Telles looks like someone who could do something.
“Harry Maguire is starting to get back to what he can do, we know what Harry Maguire can do, with Tuanzebe next to him and [Aaron] Wan-Bissaka, and the goalkeeper is starting to find his form, they should be doing better than that.
“What they did against Arsenal the other day, for me, for Man United, coming off the back of the two results, was embarrassing.
“Roy Keane was saying the players will get him the sack. It’s not just the players.”
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