Ahead of tonight’s crucial game against Atalanta in the Champions League, Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s poor record in the competition has come under the spotlight.
In his 12 matches that he has taken charge, the Norwegian has lost seven. That is 58% of all of his games: the worst of any coach who has managed more than 10 matches at an English club.
Supporters on Twitter were taken aback by the statistic and some are not optimistic about the losing record improving when they take on Atalanta tonight:
That’s absolutely shocking.
— Jamie 🔴⚫️ 🏴 (@Amonmrk) October 19, 2021
People won’t understand how bad that actually is.
— Angus 🇦🇺 (@UTDAngus2) October 19, 2021
This is why he needs to leave before it too late
— Pain merchant🇯🇲 (@Modern_Vsnist) October 19, 2021
That’s actually terrible 😭
— Manutdglobe (@kooren_didier) October 19, 2021
Horrible stat… very ugly.
— GregJava (@greg_stealth) October 19, 2021
This is why Ole isn’t United material. We lose to Atlanta, it’s the end.
— United best in UK (@VRoonaldo) October 19, 2021
That’s how you reach Europa League 🙁
— Rkm5 (@rachitkm5) October 19, 2021
We’ve been so bad in the CL hoping for a decent run this year we’ve havent had a good CL run in so many years
— El18 UTD📌 (@elm182) October 19, 2021
Cardiff fired this guy so it’s no surprise
— nellie (@AnikNelson) October 19, 2021
Journalist Fabrizio Romano claims that the doubleheader against Atalanta could prove crucial in United’s decision on whether to keep Solskjaer as manager.
A win at Old Trafford this evening would certainly ease the pressure on the 48-year-old, as well as going some way to helping the Red Devils qualify for the knockout stages of the Champions League for the first time since the 2018/19 season.
