PHIL NEVILLE and Paul Merson have slammed Ole Gunnar Solskjaer for his tactical blunder against Chelsea.
Manchester United were hammered 3-1 in Sunday’s FA Cup semi-final at Wembley, costing them a place against Arsenal next month.
Solskjaer opted to drop a number of regular starters from his side, including Paul Pogba, Anthony Martial and Mason Greenwood.
And the Norwegian also ditched his normal 4-3-3 formation for a 3-5-2 system.
As a result, United failed to make any kind of impact as Chelsea ran out deserved winners while deploying their own variation of a back-five.
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And Solskjaer has now come under fire for making too many tweaks in such an important match.
Former United star Neville was first to call out his old teammate, saying on BBC One: “I don’t think United had a player on the pitch, maybe Bruno Fernandes, that played well.
“I think Ole picked the wrong team and the wrong system.”
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Meanwhile, Merson also made his feelings known in his Sky Sports column.
He exclaimed: “If that’s Jose Mourinho, he is playing his strongest team. You win trophies, you are judged on trophies.
“Solskjaer has to win something. If he wins the FA Cup it’s massive for him.
“The is on Solskjaer, he’s not going to be manager at United for the next 15 years is he?
“When you lose games, you’re out. If he loses his job and has an FA Cup, he has an unbelievable CV.
“If Mourinho was in United’s position, knowing he has Arsenal in the final, he plays his strongest possible team.
“I was flabbergasted at Solskjaer’s team selection. I couldn’t believe it.”
