Soccer-Champions League exit heaps pressure on Solskjaer ahead of Man City test


  • Football
  • Wednesday, 09 Dec 2020

Soccer Football - Champions League - Group H - RB Leipzig v Manchester United - Red Bull Arena, Leipzig, Germany - December 8, 2020 Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer after the match Pool via REUTERS/Odd Andersen

(Reuters) - Manchester United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer faces the unenviable task of eliciting a response from his team in Saturday's Premier League derby with Manchester City following their Champions League exit at the hands of RB Leipzig on Tuesday.

United paid for a sloppy start against last season's semi-finalists and exited Europe's elite club competition after a 3-2 defeat that piled the pressure on Solskjaer, with some angry fans calling for Mauricio Pochettino to replace him.

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