Former Manchester United midfielder Roy Keane believes Ole Gunnar Solskjaer will find himself under more pressure at Old Trafford following their defeat to Manchester City than he was in the aftermath of the 5-0 defeat to Liverpool.
United suffered their fourth defeat in their last six Premier League outings against their cross-city rivals, as an early own-goal from Eric Bailly and close-range finish from Bernardo Silva just before half time put the Reds to the sword.
United were second-best from minute one against Pep Guardiola's side, so much so that they had just one shot on target and just 32 per cent of the possession.
Furthermore, United now find themselves six points behind City in the table and, as things stand at the time of writing, 11 behind current table-toppers Chelsea, just 11 games into the season.
With Solskjaer now under enormous pressure from the supporters, former United man Keane has admitted that he now he believes his former team-mate will be under more pressure than he was when United were hammered by Liverpool, as well as insisting that Solskjaer may be "better off" out of the job due to the players he has at his disposal.
"I think Ole will be under more pressure than after the Liverpool game," Keane told Sky Sports. "The way they lost, it’s a derby game.
"Ole was shook up in that interview. It’s tough for a manager when you’ve got beat in a match and he's getting asked hard questions, but he steps up and he always has - and I’ll give him that.
"Man United are in a bad place, but there’s a way out. Is Ole the man to do it? Huge question marks.
"I hope it is, but it’s more hope than belief.
"Every time United play like that, Ole’s to blame. Every time they win, Ole’s the luckiest man on the planet.
"But he has to look at himself in the mirror and say: 'I need to do better'.
"He came into United at a difficult time. He's managing one of the biggest clubs in the world, but if you’ve got bluffers on the bus with you and you’re dependent on [Luke] Shaw and [Aaron] Wan-Bissaka, Ole, you might be better off out of it."
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