Schweinsteiger comments highlight key issue with Solskjaer’s Manchester United

Manchester United’s 2021/22

Manchester United have, of course, had a poor start to the 2021/22 season.

They are out of the League Cup, have struggled in a fairly weak Champions League group and already look to be out of the title race this season.

This is despite Man United signing all of Raphael Varane, Cristiano Ronald and Jadon Sancho over the summer.

And if results do not turn around soon, it is hard to see Ole Gunnar Solskjaer keeping his job.

Schweinsteiger on Man United

The Norwegian did a good job of steadying the ship when he took over from Jose Mourinho.

However, it has become clear to most that Ole simply is not at the level required to have Man United challenging with the best of the best.

One of Man United’s main issues under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is a lack of style.

Solskjaer’s tactical shortcomings are often highlighted in the bigger games, with the United boss instead simply looking for individual quality to win him ties.

Bruno Fernandes was a great example of this in the second half of 2019/20, with the midfielder’s displays almost single-handedly securing Man United a top-four berth that campaign.

And now, after spending nearly three years at the club, it is still not clear what style Man United are looking to play.

This is something Bastian Schweinsteiger higlighted recently, stating that he does not know how Man United play:

“When I watch Manchester United games I don’t know how they play. I can’t guarantee you a win and as a Manchester United fan you want to know that. They keep talking about time, but you don’t have time in football. You have to win right now.”

The German also appeared to suggest that Solskjaer has had long enough at the club to make an impact, pointing to Thomas Tuchel’s success at Chelsea to show why OGS should have done more:

“Manchester United are still in progress. Solskjaer keeps mentioning that. It takes too long though for me in my eyes. If you look at Manchester City or Chelsea and the impact that Tuchel had on them – it was unbelievable. They have a strategy and a DNA. They have more in their game.”