MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) – Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer conceded his squad is “stretched” and made his strongest appeal yet for new signings to help his team after a miserable 2-0 home defeat to Burnley in the Premier League on Wednesday.
“We are working to improve and get players in, and hopefully we can get something over the line. I think everybody can see these players are being stretched, they are stretched, and I’ve got absolutely no complaints on any of them because they give absolutely everything they’ve got,” the United boss said.
Three key players – midfielders Paul Pogba and Scott McTominay and top scoring striker Marcus Rashford – are out with long-term injuries, and having off-loaded several players in the summer, the Norwegian’s options are limited.
“We know we have to strengthen, and we took that decision that some of these players, we let them go, because we needed to start afresh with a clear sight on target in front of us and that means a certain type of player in the squad,” he said.
“This is our second defeat at home and first since August. I thought we had turned that corner,” Solskjaer added.
