Another embarrassment for Manchester United as they lose 2-0 against bottom-placed Watford in a Premier League clash earlier today.
David de Gea made a howler as he allowed Ismaila Sarr to score Watford’s first goal before conceding a penalty with Troy Deeney made it two as they secured first home win of the season for the Hornets.
“The first half it could easily have been my testimonial,” he told Sky Sports. “And it might have been a better atmosphere at my testimonial, to be fair. It was very subdued, slow, no tempo, urgency.
“Any bit of encouragement their crowd got was when we gave them set-plays. And we gave them two goals in the second half. Today is not about the amount of possession – it’s about quality, how we do things and the two goals we conceded.
“The first one, a big goal, was from a mistake. The second goal as well, it’s a bad mistake making a tackle. So two goals in three minutes made it hard for us.”
Shock victories over Spurs and Manchester City had suggested a United turnaround but then they drew against Everton at home before losing to Watford, something that is unacceptable for Solskjaer.
“I’m very disappointed. We have started off something with the rebuild but today I am very disappointed because you have to come to these stadiums and get more points against teams like today.
“I am sure they were low in confidence because they are at the bottom of the table. We are high in confidence but it just wasn’t there. There was no intent or urgency to make us win the game.
“We prepared well. There is nothing I can put my finger on. You can’t blame the traffic. We were a little bit late but an hour here should be enough to prepare.”
United currently 8th in the table with 25 points, seven points behind fourth placed Chelsea.
They will play Newcastle on Friday followed by Burnley on Sunday.