Manchester United coach Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has apologized to fans for not winning games.
The apology comes in the wake of a 1-0 loss to Newcastle in the Premier League on Sunday.
“I am sorry to the fans that we are not winning games,” the 46-year-old Norwegian gaffer said after the defeat.
"I am sorry to the fans that we are not winning games"
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— Sky Sports Premier League (@SkySportsPL) October 7, 2019
The Red Devils have picked just nine points from the opening eight Premier League matches this season, their worst start to a league season since 1989-90 (8 points), according to OptaJoe.
9 – Manchester United have picked up just nine points from their opening eight Premier League matches this season (W2 D3 L3), their worst start to a league season since 1989-90 (8 points) when they went on to finish 13th. Worrying. pic.twitter.com/oV2kDjRkri
— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) October 6, 2019
Since his confirmation as the permanent Manchester United coach in March this year, United has won just 17 points in 16 Premier League outings.
17 – Since Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was appointed permanently on March 28th, Manchester United have won just 17 points in 16 @premierleague matches (W4 D5 L7), the fourth-worst tally among the 17 ever-present teams in that time. Wheel. pic.twitter.com/cbd1OYGNv6
— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) October 6, 2019
The former champions are now 12th on the Premier League, 15 points off leaders and rivals Liverpool.
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