Man United were knocked out of the EFL Cup after losing to Manchester City with an aggregate scoreline of 3-2.
The Red Devils won the second leg 1-0 but Pep Guardiola’s side managed to hold onto their slender lead despite having numerous chances to kill off the match as well as the tie.
The Man United might have lacked some serious talent but most of them gave everything they had and speaking after the match, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was quick to recognise this.
But they will surely have little time to rest since the Old Trafford outfit will welcome Wolves at home on Saturday following which they head into a break.
And speaking about this time off, Man United captain Harry Maguire has explained that he and his teammates need and deserve the break in order to come back and fight stronger for the last half of the season.
‘We will definitely take the positives from the game,’ United captain Maguire said as quoted by The Daily Mail.
‘The dressing room, at the moment, is disappointed and a bit flat. It’s strange because we have won the game and we’ve done well on the night, but the first 45 minutes at Old Trafford has cost us the tie.
‘We were arguably the better side in the second half at Old Trafford and then we have come to the Etihad.
‘We knew it was an uphill task, we gave ourselves every chance in the second half but it just wasn’t to be.
‘It is tough to create chances here. They are a good side and they have proved it over the last five years. At half-time, we were in the perfect position.
‘We wanted to stay in the game until the last 20 minutes when we knew we could create momentum and pressure like we did at Anfield.
‘It’s hard enough to get the ball off them when it is 11 v 11.
‘We obviously lose Nemanja, who was excellent on the night, so there is no blame on him, but it was difficult when we went down to 10.
‘Yeah, it[winter break] is really important. One last big push before the lads can put their feet up and have a little rest, which I feel like we do deserve and we need.
‘I think you saw in the second half that we looked a bit tired in our pressing.
‘It is one last big push, we need a big result against Wolves, and we need to come out fighting and put on a performance.’
