Manchester United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has told the Manchester United supporters that are unhappy with the club’s owners that the Red Devils must “stay together” after his players thumped Tranmere Rovers 6-0 to reach round five of the FA Cup.
The red half of Manchester arrived at Prenton Park having lost back-to-back Premier League games against Premier League leaders Liverpool and Sean Dyche’s Burnley and the club’s plight prompted some fans in the away end to reprise the disgruntled atmosphere that filled Old Trafford after defeat to the Clarets just four days earlier which showed the lackluster team performing.
However, goals from Harry Maguire, Diogo Dalot, Jesse Lingard, Phil Jones, Anthony Martial, and Mason Greenwood lightened the mood among the United faithful as Solskjaer’s men breezed past their League One opposition in the FA Cup to move into the next round, and the manager praised his side’s approach towards the game after they avoided a potential banana skin against a team which was 52 spots under them in English tier football.
While speaking to reporters after the game the 46-year-old Norwegian called for unity among the fans as well as positive attitude, “If you go into the trap of playing long balls and making this game a fight, we’re not used to that, they would have been better suited than us. We just asked our players to play and it went well. I think the players played football the way it should be played. It was an exceptional performance at times. It was a very difficult pitch. It wasn’t just the Tranmere people who wanted an upset; there were a lot of others. We’ve just got to stay together and keep working. Every game you win is a good one for your confidence. Every time you score a goal and perform well, it’s good. The attitude was spot on. That’s all you can ask for. When the attitude is right, you can’t fault them.”
