Man Utd boss Solskjaer: No zip; poor defending

Football
25 Aug 2019 • 5:26 AM MYT
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Manchester United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer felt they didn't deserve defeat to Crystal Palac.

United dominated most of the match statistics but couldn't convert the lion's share of shots, possession and chances created into goals. Even when Daniel James scored a brilliant equaliser at the Stretford End, there was still a sting in the tail as Patrick van Aanholt fired past David De Gea in injury time to snatch an unlikely win for the Eagles.

Solskjaer said, " The first half was poor. In the first half-an-hour you're feeling you're controlling it and maybe it seems too easy. We didn't really have that zip and urgency about us and they scored with the first chance. Just a long kick, it should never happen, that's poor defending. But in the second half, I thought we were excellent.

"We were pressing, pushing, creating chances, just not scoring. We didn't have that Midas touch today."

On Marcus Rashford's failed penalty, he added: "There were a few other [penalties we should have been given], definitely. Fine margins, isn't it? We're disappointed of course that we didn't win the game and I'm sure Marcus will look at his penalty again, but he'll definitely step up again and score."

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