Norwegian spinning on a tragic United roundabout

what is coming next from a Red Devils outfit that heads to in- form West Ham tomorrow resembling a team that has mastered the art of inconsistency.

Having spent the first few months of the season languishing in the wrong half of the Premier League, they have now climbed to ninth.

The feeling in the corridors of power at Old Trafford is that manager Solskjaer remains more than capable of securing another top- four finish this season. So what?

These are not the standards United should be aspiring to.

While the domestic table can fluctuate and be misleading because of these unprecedented times, there is nowhere to hide in the elite competition of the Champions League.

And Solskjaer will be under the spotlight again when United go to Leipzig.

Midfielder Scott McTominay insists they have to get the job done.

“You can’t just go there and play for a point.” said McTominay.

“You have to go and approach it like you want to win – and that’s definitely what we’re going to do.

“Sometimes we start well, sometimes we don’t, but we have to cut out those early goals we concede before the game’s even started. It’s not good enough.” Wednesday’s loss to

PSG exposed the fact United remain a reflection of their manager – someone who is still naive and inexperienced at the highest level, unable to solve his shortcomings despite being in charge for more than two years.

Needing a draw to qualify for the last 16, Solskjaer deployed a formation and tactics which left his side exposed to the lethal counter- attacking threats of Neymar and Kylian Mbappe.

And his refusal to substitute Fred – a red card waiting to happen in the first half – was unfathomable.

Guess what? eventually sent off.

Once again Solskjaer finds himself having to deal with a mess of his own making.

Failure in Leipzig is unthinkable for a club which should be measuring itself against

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