Manchester United manager, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, has said he is confident he will remain in his role for the foreseeable future, as all his conversations with the club’s board have involved long-term planning.
Before winning at at Everton 3-1 today afternoon, Solskjaer’s men have lost their last two matches, a 2-1 defeat to Istanbul Basaksehir in the Champions League on Wednesday, three days after losing 1-0 to Arsenal.
Those results brought Solskjaer’s position under scrutiny, with former Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino reportedly lined up as his replacement.
“I’ve got to say that all my conversations with the club have been planning long-term. Of course, we want short-term results, I have had positive dialogue, we’ve put plans in place and planted seeds, the tree is growing.
“Some clubs rip up their tree to see if it is still growing, or getting enough water. I have had backing all the way since I have come in. The club needs to look at the bigger picture.
“We cannot react to one or two results, we have to look further back and what is the direction we are going in,” he said.
Manchester United are on their best away run in the Premier League in 27 years after the 3-1 win at Everton on Saturday.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s team fought back from a goal down to seal the three points at Goodison Park, with a Bruno Fernandes double and a late Edinson Cavani strike getting the job done.
While the Red Devils’ inconsistent start to the 2020-21 campaign has seen the Norwegian manager come under pressure, United fans can have no qualms about their domestic record on the road.
It is the third time in a row they have fought back from a goal down to win away in the Premier League this season. They are just the third team to go on such a run after Leeds, who did so in 1999, and Tottenham under Andre Villas-Boas in December 2013.
Saturday’s victory was United’s 17th at Goodison Park in the league – no other away team has won as many at a specific stadium in the division.
After his double, Fernandes has now been involved in 15 goals in 10 matches on the road, having scored 10 and assisted another five – more than any other Premier League player has had a hand in. The last player to score 10 in as many games away from home was Kevin Phillips back in 1999 with Sunderland.
After a strong start to the campaign, Everton are now without a win in four Premier League matches and have now lost three in a row.
Not since his days in charge of AC Milan in 2006 has coach Carlo Ancelotti been defeated three times in a row in the league. The Rossoneri finished fourth in the table that year, 36 points behind the champions.
While Everton sit fifth in the table after eight matches, United have moved up to 13th and have 10 points from seven games.
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