Manchester United Ivorian defender, Eric Bailly, has openly questioned Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s decision to play the club’s skipper Harry Maguire despite the fact that the player is not fit. Manchester United’s last defeat before the Liverpool thrashing was against Leicester City, and the goals conceded were caused by Maguire.
According to reports, Eric Bailly subsequently challenged Solskjaer about his decision and asked the manager ‘why he picked a centre-half who was not fit. The report also said that some members of Manchester United’s squad have accused Solskjaer of ‘favouritism’ and have questioned why both Donny van de Beek and Jesse Lingard have been on the bench despite their impressive form.
Eric Bailly Challenged Ole Gunnar Solsjkaer
Bailly is among those in United’s squad which has struggled for regular playing time this season under Solskjaer. The Ivory Coast international is yet to feature in the Premier League for Manchester United this season. The former Villarreal centre-back was expecting to get his chance after the international break as Harry Maguire was struggling with a calf injury.
Maguire was only able to take part in just one training session before he was picked by the head coach Solskjaer to start against his former club Leicester and United suffered the loss. After the manager admitted, he made a mistake to start him, he still played him against Liverpool, and United suffered another heavy 5-0 loss.
Meanwhile, Solskjaer is now under intense pressure to keep his job following their humiliating Premier League 5-0 defeat at home to Liverpool on Sunday.
