The Red Devils have conceded 17 goals in Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's 17 games in charge since succeeding Jose Mourinho
Manchester United have conceded more goals this season than in any previous Premier League campaign as their travails under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer continue to worsen.
Goals from Richarlison and Gylfi Sigurdsson in the first half at Goodison Park gave Everton a 2-0 lead at the break, leaving United with a mountain to climb if they are reel in the sides above them in the race for the Champions League.
The wheels have fallen off spectacularly from United’s recovery in recent weeks, with the team having now conceded 17 goals in Solskjaer’s 17 games in charge and 46 in total in the league.
They crashed out of the FA Cup to Wolves in March, before a footballing lesson from Barcelona saw them dumped out of Europe on the end of a 4-0 aggregate defeat.
That run has seen them go 11 matches without a clean sheet for the first time since November and December 1998, with Solskjaer himself playing a part in eight of those matches.
It still represents an improvement on performances under predecessor Jose Mourinho. United let in 29 goals in 17 games before the Portuguese was sacked on December 17 with the club languishing in midtable in the Premier League.
The Red Devils conceded 45 league goals during the 1999-00 and 2001-02 seasons during Sir Alex Ferguson’s reign, though those records came in a different time for the club.
United finished 18 points clear of second-place Arsenal in May 2000, despite having registered their worse defensive record in a 38-game Premier League season.
They were aided by a sensational attacking effort that year – Teddy Sheringham’s winning goal against Aston Villa on the final day of the season was the team’s 97th league goal of their title-winning year.
That was the first season after legendary goalkeeper Peter Schmeichel left the club to join Sporting, with a combination of Mark Bosnich, Raymond van der Gouw and Massimo Taibi keeping goal.
In 2001-02, they also suffered a porous campaign, during what had been due to be Ferguson’s final season in charge.
The team eventually finished third behind Liverpool and champions Arsenal, their first season finishing outside of the Premier League’s top two.
Asphalt
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Everton... Kindly remove your mask we all know you are Barcelona 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Lovemessi
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ManUtd should sack Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and reappoint Ole Gunnar Solskjaer as interim manager
Y2Mad
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First we lost to Barcelona.. now we lost to Barcelona REJECTS!!
DemonSoul
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They looks like a sinking ship, whoever is captain, he can't save the ship. It'll definitely drown deep into the sea. The best option is built a new one. Get new manager with experienced and respectful and kick out most of the players from current squad. But it will take years, you need to be patient. And all of Man U supporters need to aware that Sir Alex Ferguson era is over. Their glorious time is finished. Maybe they can win the title in a few years but they won't dominate EPL anymore like what Ferguson did. Every clubs have their ups and downs. These days are absolutely not the best days for Man U. When the time is right, you will see the second Ferguson at Man U. Only time will tell.
Aaronkv
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this is honestly the worst version of Manchester United that I have seen since Sir Alex Ferguson left. I really think after more than twenty years of being used to success and glory over the years under Ferguson have led the team owners and supporters to some level of impatience which is hurting the confidence of Managers and players as well...... supporters please be patient with mangers that try to take on this daunting task of replacing the legendary Sir Alex Ferguson and don't forget that he(Ferguson) was also given the time to set the standards that you are now requiring of all of these Managers ( Moyes, Van Gall, Mourinho and now Ole). Patience! Patience!!!
Asap12
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United fans now[Crylaugh][Crylaugh][Crylaugh]