Ole Gunnar Solskjaer on chances of Amad Diallo starting for Man United vs Sociedad
Manchester United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was this evening drawn on the chances of youngsters Amad Diallo and Shola Shoretire being utilised from the off next week, on the back of his side’s win over Newcastle United.
James amongst those on target
The Red Devils were back in Premier League action a short time ago, in a meeting with Steve Bruce’s Magpies.
United headed into proceedings with their tails up, hoping to build on a morale-boosting, and thoroughly impressive 4-0 drubbing of Real Sociedad during the week.
And, when all was said and done this evening, secure another victory is precisely what Solskjaer and co. managed.
Marcus Rashford opened the scoring in Manchester with half an hour on the clock, courtesy of a rasping near-post drive:
Man Utd struggling to make chances… Marcus Rashford takes it on himself 🙌
A lovely nutmeg to start an excellent individual goal! pic.twitter.com/w6sJ3R4HIw
— Football on BT Sport (@btsportfootball) February 21, 2021
Newcastle, though, to their credit, stuck at it, and levelled things up just six minutes later through star man Allan Saint-Maximin.
But the efforts of the visitors eventually proved to be in vain, as 2nd-half strikes, first courtesy of Dan James, and then from Bruno Fernandes, guided Manchester United to all 3 points:
Scored on Thursday in the Europa League ✅
Scores on Sunday in the Premier League ✅Back-to-back goals in back-to-back starts for Daniel James! pic.twitter.com/y7krYJuEaW
— Football on BT Sport (@btsportfootball) February 21, 2021
‘Not sure it would be fair on them’
Whilst the eventual result of course proved what mattered most for all associated with the Red Devils this evening, much of the post-match chatter has nevertheless surrounded the young talents on the club’s books.
This comes with 17-year-old Shola Shoretire having been handed his senior debut versus Newcastle, just days after Amad Diallo did likewise in the Europa League.
In turn, speaking in his post-match interview this evening, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was drawn on the chances of either youngster being handed a first start this coming Thursday, in the 2nd-leg of United’s tie with Real Sociedad.
The Norwegian, however, was keen to play down such a possibility, albeit whilst confirming that both will be in his matchday squad once again:
Asked if Shoretire & Diallo would start for #MUFC v Sociedad, Solskjaer said: “Probably not Shola & Amad, no. I’m not sure if that would be fair on them. They’ll be in the squad. Donny, Edinson, Scott, I don’t know. Maybe they’ll be available, I’m not sure. I hope (they will be)”
— Simon Peach (@SimonPeach) February 21, 2021
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| # | Team | MP | D | P |
| 1 | Manchester City FC | 24 | 34 | 56 |
| 2 | Leicester City FC | 25 | 17 | 49 |
| 3 | Manchester United FC | 24 | 19 | 46 |
| 4 | West Ham United FC | 25 | 10 | 45 |
| 5 | Chelsea FC | 25 | 16 | 43 |
| 6 | Liverpool FC | 25 | 11 | 40 |
| 7 | Everton FC | 24 | 4 | 40 |
| 8 | Aston Villa FC | 23 | 11 | 36 |
| 9 | Tottenham Hotspur FC | 24 | 10 | 36 |
| 10 | Arsenal FC | 24 | 6 | 34 |
| 11 | Wolverhampton Wanderers FC | 25 | -6 | 33 |
| 12 | Leeds United | 24 | -3 | 32 |
| 13 | Southampton FC | 24 | -9 | 30 |
| 14 | Crystal Palace FC | 24 | -15 | 29 |
| 15 | Burnley FC | 25 | -12 | 28 |
| 16 | Brighton & Hove Albion FC | 24 | -5 | 26 |
| 17 | Newcastle United FC | 24 | -15 | 25 |
| 18 | Fulham FC | 25 | -11 | 22 |
| 19 | West Bromwich Albion | 25 | -36 | 14 |
| 20 | Sheffield United FC | 25 | -26 | 11 |
| Player | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| Salah, Mohamed | Liverpool FC | 17 |
| Fernandes, Bruno | Manchester United FC | 15 |
| Kane, Harry | Tottenham Hotspur FC | 13 |
| Son, Heung Min | Tottenham Hotspur FC | 13 |
| Calvert-Lewin, Dominic | Everton FC | 13 |
| Vardy, Jamie | Leicester City FC | 12 |
| Bamford, Patrick | Leeds United | 12 |
| Gundogan, Ilkay | Manchester City FC | 11 |
| Wilson, Callum | Newcastle United FC | 10 |
| Watkins, Ollie | Aston Villa FC | 10 |
| Rashford, Marcus | Manchester United FC | 9 |
| Sterling, Raheem | Manchester City FC | 9 |
| Barnes, Harvey | Leicester City FC | 9 |
| Zaha, Wilfried | Crystal Palace FC | 9 |
| Maddison, James | Leicester City FC | 8 |
| Ings, Danny | Southampton FC | 8 |
| Lacazette, Alexandre | Arsenal FC | 8 |
| Aubameyang, Pierre-Emerick | Arsenal FC | 8 |
| Soucek, Tomas | West Ham United FC | 8 |
| Mane, Sadio | Liverpool FC | 7 |
| Player | Team | Red Cards | Yellow Cards |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bellerin, Hector | Arsenal FC | 0 | 8 |
| Gallagher, Conor | West Bromwich Albion | 0 | 8 |
| Lundstram, John | Sheffield United FC | 1 | 6 |
| Evans, Jonny | Leicester City FC | 0 | 7 |
| Egan, John | Sheffield United FC | 1 | 6 |
| Bissouma, Yves | Brighton & Hove Albion FC | 1 | 6 |
| Milivojevic, Luka | Crystal Palace FC | 1 | 6 |
| Hayden, Isaac | Newcastle United FC | 0 | 7 |
| Grealish, Jack | Aston Villa FC | 0 | 6 |
| Doucoure, Abdoulaye | Everton FC | 0 | 6 |
| Hojbjerg, Pierre | Tottenham Hotspur FC | 0 | 6 |
| Xhaka, Granit | Arsenal FC | 1 | 5 |
| Maguire, Harry | Manchester United FC | 0 | 6 |
| Romeu, Oriol | Southampton FC | 0 | 6 |
| Luiz, Douglas | Aston Villa FC | 0 | 5 |
| Kante, N`Golo | Chelsea FC | 0 | 6 |
| Fernandes, Bruno | Manchester United FC | 0 | 5 |
| Ward-Prowse, James | Southampton FC | 0 | 5 |
| Soucek, Tomas | West Ham United FC | 1 | 4 |
| Dallas, Stuart | Leeds United | 0 | 5 |
| Player | Team | Assists |
|---|---|---|
| Kane, Harry | Tottenham Hotspur FC | 11 |
| Fernandes, Bruno | Manchester United FC | 10 |
| Grealish, Jack | Aston Villa FC | 10 |
| De Bruyne, Kevin | Manchester City FC | 9 |
| Son, Heung Min | Tottenham Hotspur FC | 6 |
| Rashford, Marcus | Manchester United FC | 6 |
| Cresswell, Aaron | West Ham United FC | 6 |
| Digne, Lucas | Everton FC | 6 |
| Sterling, Raheem | Manchester City FC | 5 |
| Maddison, James | Leicester City FC | 5 |
| Firmino, Roberto | Liverpool FC | 5 |
| Ward-Prowse, James | Southampton FC | 5 |
| Werner, Timo | Chelsea FC | 5 |
| Raphinha | Leeds United | 5 |
| Robertson, Andrew | Liverpool FC | 5 |
| Shaw, Luke | Manchester United FC | 5 |
| Vardy, Jamie | Leicester City FC | 4 |
| Bamford, Patrick | Leeds United | 4 |
| Wilson, Callum | Newcastle United FC | 4 |
| Barnes, Harvey | Leicester City FC | 4 |
