Manchester United manager, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, has blamed his side’s poor start for their 1-0 defeat to Arsenal on Sunday.
The Red Devils are yet to win at Old Trafford this season after four Premier League fixtures.
Solskjaer watched as his team was dominated by Arsenal, with Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang’s penalty deciding the match.
Speaking after the game, Solskjaer who started with a diamond formation in midfield, balemd his side’s sloppiness.
He said: “We never turned up on the first half, no tempo, no shape. They were better than us. Second half it didn’t look like they were gonna score.
“There’s many reasons for the poor first half, maybe how well we did on Wednesday was one of them, when you win you take your foot off the pedal. But that’s not what you can do.
“The system depends on the team you play against. We were too sloppy today, too many passes went astray.
“There is a reason behind big squads in football. With the highs of the PSG game then a little drop, then good against Leipzig and then a drop today.”
Solskjaer, admitted that Paul Pogb, made a mistake by giving away the penalty, which saw Arsenal win 1-0 at Old Trafford on Sunday.
It was the Gunners’ first victory away at United in 14 years. Although Mikel Arteta’s men dominated the match, they needed a spot kick to claim all three points.
Willian released Hector Bellerin down the right and the Spanish fullback was fouled in the area.
Referee Mike Dean immediately pointed to the spot and captain Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang slotted past David De Gea.
Just stay on your feet there, Pogba knows he’s made a mistake,” Solskjaer told reporters after the game. United now have seven points from their first six fixtures.
Pogba admitted he made a “stupid mistake” when he tripped Hector Bellerin, to concede a penalty in their 1-0 defeat to Arsenal on Sunday.
Pogba clipped Bellerin’s ankle in the United penalty box, prompting referee Mike Dean to point to the spot.
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang sent David De Gea the wrong way, to seal the victory for Mikel Arteta’s team. It also means United have lost three times in the league so far and failed to win at Old Trafford.
Pogba has now suggested he conceded the penalty because he was “out of breath”. I thought I would touch the ball but I didn’t. I cost us the goal today with the penalty.
“I felt like I touched him a bit, I knew I was in the box, I shouldn’t have given a penalty away like that. Maybe I was a bit out of breath, it made me do this stupid mistake,” he told BBC Sport.
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