Manchester United suffered a humiliating defeat at the hands of Barcelona at the Camp Nou earlier this week which means they only have the Premier League to focus on.
United were outclassed by a certain Lionel Messi and Solskjaer frankly did not have an answer to the genius of the little Argentine. And now the mostly calm and composed manager has come out with some harsh words.
Solskjaer has made it clear that there is no hiding for his players after being schooled by the Catalan giants.
“I’ve learnt a lot about them over the months I’ve been here now and you get to know them,” Solskjaer said.
“Most of them have really impressed me in their attitude and, of course, there are some who need to get a reality check of where they’re at.
“Every day in training, every game when you’re playing there’s no hiding place and everyone can see what your level’s at we’re working with fantastic staff to create this culture.”
“It is performances on the pitch that will determine where they’re at in their careers, short term and long term, every single day,
“That’s what we spoke about at Barca as well when you’re at big stadiums, you’ve got to step up, make good decisions and I’m looking forward to this period.
“I’ve spoken to individuals and they know, and Anthony is one I’ve spoken to, what we expect from them,
“Anthony’s got a massive talent, signed a new contract and he knows we believe in him, so just keep working.
“I think anyone that plays for Man United has to deliver, to stay in the squad and stay in the team and Anthony is no different to Rashy (Rashford) or Rom (Lukaku) or Alexis (Sanchez) or the other forwards we have to choose from.”
