Red Devils Stunned At Home
London: Bottom-of-the-table Sheffield United caused a stunning upset with a Premier League 2-1 victory over title-chasing Manchester United at Old Trafford
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side needed three points to regain top spot from rivals Manchester City but were lacklustre for large periods of the contest as the away side picked up only their second win of the season.
The Blades took a shock firsthalf lead through Kean Bryan’s flicked header, which went in off the far post following John Fleck’s corner.
Anthony Martial had a goal ruled out as Harry Maguire was adjudged to have fouled Aaron Ramsdale, but the United skipper headed in the leveller just past the hour mark.
The visitors responded with 16 minutes remaining as Manchester United failed to clear and substitute Oliver Burke side-footed in via a deflection off Axel Tuanzebe for their first win over the home side since the opening day of the newly formed Premier League in 1992.
Chris Wilder’s side remains bottom, 10 points off safety, while Manchester United is second. When asked about the defending for the second goal, Solskjaer told talkSPORT: “Poor… we lost the ball cheaply and we got back in numbers but didn’t clear our lines.
“Then we didn’t ball and then we men in the box.
“Everything was get out to the didn’t pick up
wrong
about that goal and we got really punished. That’s the Premier League for you.
“We just didn’t perform well enough. We were well under par and we didn’t create enough, we didn’t have the quality against a very good and compact defence. “We just beat Liverpool three days ago here at home. “Of course, I’m disappointed tonight.
“You’ve got to earn the right to win a game of football. We dominated possession, had more shots than them but they’ve got players as well that can hurt us.”
Sheffield United won for the first time at Old Trafford since 1973.
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Burke was ecstatic at his club’s first win at Old Trafford since
1973.
“Amazing result, really was a must-win for us and I’m chuffed for the boys, they put in a great shift. Amazing feeling and amazing for me to get the goal, I am buzzing for the boys and hopefully we can take that into our next games,” he said.
“We showed great courage and great determination. We show great character and never stop, every game we have showed great football but just not taken three points.”
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s said:
“We had all the possession, but when you concede two bad goals, it’s always going to be difficult. “The second goal we conceded is so poor, so sloppy. Easy. We stopped getting out to the ball, three or four bad decisions, which is out of character.”