Man Utd should sack ‘soft’ Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and replace him with ex-Spurs boss Mauricio Pochettino, says Agbonlahor

MANCHESTER UNITED should replace Ole Gunnar Solskjaer with Mauricio Pochettino, claimed Gabriel Agbonlahor.

The former Aston Villa forward has also urged the Red Devils to sign a speedy centre-back and a new left-back.

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side will face Luton Town in the cup on Tuesday

United suffered a shock 3-1 defeat to Crystal Palace on the opening day of the season.

Andros Townsend broke the deadlock before Wilfried Zaha found the net twice in the second half.

The Reds have now lost three games on the bounce – against Sevilla, Aston Villa and Palace.

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After this weekend’s match, Agbonlahor was asked whether Pochettino could do a better job than Solskjaer.

Speaking on talkSPORT, the 33-year-old immediately replied: “100 per cent.”

But former Spurs boss Pochettino has reiterated his desire to manage Real Madrid.

The three-cap England international insisted Solskjaer is too “soft” to be in charge.

Agbonlahor said: “If you could be a fly on the wall in the Manchester United changing room after this game, you can’t picture Ole Gunnar Solskjaer having a go at his players.

Mauricio Pochettino was sacked by Tottenham in November 2019

“You can’t picture it can you, if you did you’d probably be like, ‘Alright then Ole, go on let’s get out of here’.

“But Fergie, you know for a fact he would be hammering his players after that performance.

“Klopp, Pep, they’re not having it. That’s the problem with Manchester United.

“And like you’ve said there, Ole is too soft for me.

“You’ve said about a striker, yes you do need a striker. But today the problem for me was you need a centre-half with some sort of pace.

“If you’re playing Maguire and [Victor] Lindelof and you haven’t got a sitter in front of them, you’re going to get opened up every game.

“You can’t have McTominay as the one to protect Maguire and Lindelof.”

When asked what the Red Devils are missing, he said: “A left-back.

Gabriel Agbonlahor has highlighted where United need to improve

“I don’t think Luke Shaw is the answer for Manchester United.

“[They need] A centre-back with speed that can play alongside Harry Maguire.”

Ally McCoist also slated Solskjaer after the disastrous home defeat on Saturday.

He said: “Manchester United are just a side that look although they will finish fourth, fifth or sixth.

“Twenty points away from the champions, that’s what is going to happen.”

“I just though the team selection was bizarre, it was absolute bizarre.”