Though they were well beaten by their arch rivals Liverpool, Manchester United actually performed admirably throughout the game.
The Red Devils went a goal behind early on, and have enough chances to level things up, especially when Anthony Martial sent his golden opportunity over the bar.
Gary Neville punched a desk after Martialās miss and Roy Keane shared the view the France international isnāt good enough to lead the line for Man Utd.
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However, despite the result, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was keen to highlight how encouraged he was after watching his sideās performance.
āThe players gave us everything,ā Solskjaer said (via BBC Sport). āToday we hung on a bit at the start of second half, but the last 25-30 mins we pressed them and pushed them back. Iām disappointed with conceding from a corner and with the last kick ā but very many positives.ā
The United boss was then drawn on the clubās plans for the remainder of the January transfer window, after news broke that Marcus Rashford would be out for up to 3 months with a double stress fracture to his back.
Solskjaer suggested that United will only seek āshort-term dealsā which is remarkable when you can see the squad still isnāt good enough with everyone fit!
āWeāve had many injuries for big players this season,ā he added. āItās just an unfortunate situation weāre in. We might look at some short term deals as well that could take us through to the summer. We donāt desperately need a striker, if the right one is there and it fits for usā¦ weāve got players who are chomping at the bit.ā
One short-term option we think United should look at is Edinson Cavani, after the PSG striker handed in a transfer request on Sunday.
The Uruguayan is a proven goalscorer in Italy as well as France. United wonāt find a better striker in January.
Sign him up before Atletico Madrid get their hands on him!
